Learning Math and Colours with Pete the Cat


In our preschool classroom, learning English is fun and interactive! We used Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons to practice subtraction and colours through hands-on activities.

Na nosa aula de educación infantil, aprender inglés é divertido e interactivo! Usamos Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons para practicar a resta e as cores a través de actividades manipulativas.

Activity 1: How Many Buttons Are Left?

This activity helped children understand subtraction while reinforcing English numbers.

Materials:

  • Individual worksheet with Pete the Cat.
  • Buttons of different colors.
  • Dry-erase markers.
  • Playdough.
  • Spinners for minuend and subtrahend.

Steps:

  1. Storytime: We read Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons, repeating “Oh no! Pete lost a button! How many buttons are left?”
  2. Hands-on Practice: Children spun both spinners to create their own subtraction problems. They placed the corresponding number of buttons on Pete’s image and removed them as they solved the problem, reinforcing the subtraction concept visually and kinesthetically.
  3. Counting and Writing: They answered, “How many buttons are left?” and wrote the number on their worksheet.
  4. Playdough Numbers: Children made numbers with playdough to show the subtraction result.

Actividade 1: Cantos Botóns Quedan?

Esta actividade axudou aos nenos a comprender a resta mentres reforzaban os números en inglés.

Materiais:

  • Ficha individual con Pete the Cat.
  • Botóns de diferentes cores.
  • Rotuladores de borrado en seco.
  • Plastilina.
  • Ruletas para o minuendo e o sustraendo.

Pasos:

  1. Hora do conto: Lemos Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons, repetindo “Oh no! Pete lost a button! How many buttons are left?” para reforzar a estrutura.
  2. Práctica manipulativa: Os nenos xiraban as dúas ruletas para crear as súas propias operacións de resta. Colocaban o número correspondente de botóns sobre a imaxe de Pete e íanos retirando para visualizar mellor o concepto de resta.
  3. Contar e escribir: Respondían “How many buttons are left?” e escribían o número na súa ficha.
  4. Números de plastilina: Creaban números de plastilina para representar o resultado da resta.

Activity 2: Who’s Got the (…) Button?

This game helped children learn colours in an engaging way.

Materials:

  • A large jar.
  • Buttons of different colours.
  • A colour spinner.

Steps:

  1. Color Practice: We said colours in a fun way to help children remember them.
  2. Spin and Ask: A child spun the colour spinner, and we asked, “Who’s got the (colour) button?”
  3. Find and Say: The child with the matching button showed it and said the colour out loud.

Actividade 2: Quen Ten o Botón (…) ?

Este xogo axudou aos nenos a aprender as cores de maneira lúdica e motivadora.

Materiais:

  • Un frasco grande.
  • Botóns de diferentes cores repartidos entre os nenos.
  • Unha ruleta con botóns de varias cores.

Pasos:

  1. Práctica das cores: Dicíamos as cores con entoacións divertidas para que os nenos as recordasen mellor.
  2. Xirar e preguntar: Un neno xiraba a ruleta de cores, e preguntábamos: “Quen ten o botón (cor)?“
  3. Atopar e dicir: O neno que tiña o botón correspondente mostrábao e dicía a cor en voz alta.

Why This Works?

✔ Fun learning through play.

✔ Language practice in real situations.

✔ Hands-on math and vocabulary.

✔ Encourages participation and autonomy.

The children loved it and started using the new phrases on their own!

Por que funciona esta metodoloxía?

✔ Aprendizaxe divertida a través do xogo.

✔ Práctica da lingua en situacións reais.

✔ Matemáticas e vocabulario manipulativo.

✔ Fomenta a participación e autonomía.

Os nenos gozaron moito e comezaron a usar as novas frases de forma espontánea!

Download and Share the Material

We love sharing resources! If you would like to use these activities in your classroom, feel free to download the materials.

📥 Download Worksheets & Templates (Subtraction)

📥 Download Worksheets & Templates (Jar and buttons)

If you have your own versions or adaptations, we’d love to see them! Share them in the comments or tag us on social media. Let’s keep learning fun together!

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