Early Math Project

How many will fit on Witch’s Broom?

 

Topics: spatial relationships, patterns, measurement, problem solving, cause and effect, predicting outcomes

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Activities To Do Together: 

• Introduce positional words: on, in front, behind, under, in the middle, etc. 

• Find patterns in the story within the rhyming sequence. 

• Look for repeated actions, such as Witch dropping items and picking up new animals. 

• Practice counting the riders on the broom. 

• Figure out how many of their toys could fit along the length of a real broom. 

• Use the book to spark conversations about cause and effect. What happens when Witch drops something? Why do you think the broom snaps? 

 

Extension Questions: 

1. How do the four animals save Witch from Dragon? 

2. Look at the picture of the horrible beast. Describe what the animals did. Who is in the middle? Who is sitting on top? What do you think of their plan?           

3. Look at the picture of the magnificent broom on the last page of the book. What is different about this broom and the broom that snapped in half? Who has similar seats? Who has different seats? If you designed a seat for yourself on this broom, what would it look like?

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Vocabulary for Building Math Concepts: 

around, back, down, in, inside, near, on, out

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Please check out the Book Guide for Room on the Broom for more!

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Online External Resources for Room on the Broom:

• Room on the Broom Can You Find Activity

• Room on the Broom Pairs Game