How to Create a Counting Nature Chart

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Take a nature walk with the children.

   Ask the children to collect as many small natural items as possible.
   
   These items could include: acorns, leaves, pebbles, grasses, twigs, nuts, plant matter (such as fluff surrounding seeds, buds etc.), animal fur tufts (often caught on prickly plants/fences etc.), flowers, seeds, feathers, nuts and so on.
   
   It is important to collect "lots" of some of the items so that you will have enough to create numbers 1
   - 10 on your chart.
   
   The easier things to collect more of include: leaves, pebbles and seeds. , Sort out the nature items into groups, so that it will be easier to count them.
   
   Clean any dirty items and allow these to dry., Take a big sheet of cardboard and place it so that the width is facing you for drawing on.
   
   Using a marker, draw a table that has two columns:
   Column 1 should only be wide enough for the numbers; column 2 should cover the remaining width of the cardboard piece., Draw 10 rows (or as many or as few as you'd prefer).
   
   Number from 1
   -
   10., Glue on the correct amount of nature items next to the numbers.
   
   This helps the child to learn the numbers and associate them with the number of items.
   
   For example: 1 feather, 2 flowers, 3 shells, 4 acorns, 5 leaves, 6 pieces of fur etc., Once the glue has dried and you are sure nothing can fall off, hang the chart up on a wall where the child can see it and practise counting every day for a short time.
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   Step 2: Return to class or home with the nature items.

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   Step 3: Draw a chart.

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   Step 4: Create rows.

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   Step 5: Stick on the nature items.

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   Step 6: Display the chart.

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