Five senses bag
Put a mystery object in a bag and let kids feel, smell or shake it. They list adjectives for each sense before guessing what it is. Describing with all five senses gives kids way more words than "nice" and "big."
Why it works: going from real objects to pictures to symbols is a core recommendation of the U.S. Department of Education's elementary math guide.
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