🔢 Number Hunt Around the House

La búsqueda de números en casa

🔢 Math & Numbers K.CC.3WL.K.1
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Objective: Child recognizes and names written numerals found in the everyday environment.

⏱️ ~30 min 🧺 2 min setup · science

🧺 Materials

  • clock
  • microwave
  • books
  • remote control

📋 Instructions (parent)

  1. Explain you are going on a hunt to find numbers hiding around the house.
  2. Walk together and look at the clock, microwave, remote, and book pages.
  3. When your child spots a number, have them name it out loud in Spanish.
  4. Keep a running tally of how many numbers you found.
  5. Return to your favorite number and count up to it together.

➕ Extension ideas

  • Take photos of each number and make a number book together.
  • Look for numbers outside on houses, signs, and license plates.

🗣️ Parent script — say it in Spanish

Español
¡Vamos a buscar números escondidos en la casa! Mira el reloj, el microondas, los libros. Cuando encuentres un número, dime cuál es. ¿Qué número ves aquí?

💬 Conversation prompts

  • ¿Qué número ves en el reloj?
  • ¿Dónde más hay números?
  • ¿Cuántos números encontramos?
  • ¿Cuál es tu número favorito?

🔑 Vocabulary

  • buscar — to look for
  • número — number
  • reloj — clock
  • microondas — microwave
  • encontrar — to find
  • escondido — hidden

Other ways to do it

⚡ 5-minute version

Find and name three numbers in one room.

🚗 Car version

Hunt for numbers on signs and license plates and name them.

😴 No-energy version

Look for numbers on a single page or remote while sitting together.

🎯 California standards covered

K.CC.3 Writing Numbers
“I can write numbers from 0 to 20.”
WL.K.1 Exploring Spanish
“I can say hello, count, and name colors in Spanish.”
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