October Monthly Activities

Help your child write out the numbers 1 to 10. Use this sheet throughout the month to practice counting.

How tall are you? Measure each family member today and again at the end of the month.

It's Popcorn Poppin' Month!

Pop some popcorn and count how many pieces you eat.

Song Day!

One potato, two potato,
Three potato, four,
Five potato, six potato,
Seven potato, more!

Take a walk outside and look for acorns. Count how many you find.

Help your child count their fingers and toes.

Visit Your Library!

Check out some number books. If possible get Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed and Ten Black Dots from this month's booklist.

Draw a picture with ten black dots. If you have a copy, read Ten Black Dots.

Count the pairs of socks your child has. Talk about other things that come in pairs.

Count by fives and tens as high as your child can go.

Show your child a clock and count the hours. Explain the number of hours in a day.

Science Day!

Help your child sort coins into groups by size. Talk about size and which is smaller and which is bigger.

Number 5 Day!

Look for the number five today. If you have a copy, read Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed.

Have everyone in your family vote on their favorite book. Count up the votes and see which book is the winner.

It's Fire Prevention Month!

Show your child your household smoke detector, or install a new one. Talk about fire safety.

Explain what a dozen means. Count the number of eggs in a carton.

Mother Goose Time!

1,2 buckle my shoe,
3, 4 open the door,
5, 6 pick up sticks,
7, 8 lay them straight,
9, 10 a big, fat hen!

Count to ten in Spanish: 1. uno, 2. dos, 3. tres, 4. cuatro, 5. cinco, 6. seis, 7. siete, 8. ocho, 9. nueve, 10. diez.

Exercise with your child by hopping or doing jumping jacks. Count as you go.

Draw a picture of family members who live with you. Count how many people.

Have your child tell you a story about 1 pumpkin, 2 bats and 3 owls.

Choose a new recipe to make together. Point out the different measurements in the recipe.

Show your child what time it is during the morning, afternoon, evening and bedtime. Talk about some of the routines you have at those times of day.

Count how many books you own. Read your favorite.

Talk about how much a penny, nickel, dime and quarter are worth and how many of each are in a dollar.

Count the number of people in your family, and in your friends' families.  Who has the biggest family?

Song Day!

This old man, he played one,
He played knick-knack on my thumb;
With a knick-knack paddywhack,
Give the dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

Dough Counting!

Make salt dough or play dough and use it to mold the numbers 1 to 10.

Bath Time!

Bring a set of measuring cups or spoons into the bathtub. Practice counting and measuring.

I Spy Numbers

Point out the numbers you recognize in signs, labels and billboards throughout the day.

Point out your child's birthday and those of family members on a calendar. Talk about everyone's age.

Song Day!

Sing songs with numbers such as "Five Little Pumpkins" or "Five Little Ducks".

Count the number of seeds in a pumpkin, apple or other fruit.

Read a picture book and then count the pages together.

Did you grow taller? Measure each family member again and see if anyone grew.