Wee Steamers: Amanda the Ice-Skating Panda

 Mini Panda Bear Habitat

Help your budding biologists create their own panda bear habitat, and build skills in biological science, ecology, and math. Directions: http://tiny.cc/ikd0wz . *Panda figures, $10.99, available at http://tinyurl.com/46z3tr4y 

 Panda Bear Lotto Game

Build your mini mathematicians’ number skills, including one-to-one correspondence and part-whole relationships. Use this panda bear clipart to recreate the lotto board as shown. https://rb.gy/rcbg5o Print and photocopy the appropriate quantity needed times 2, so that each player will have a lotto card and a collection of matching pieces.

 Panda Mountain Activity

Expand children’s concepts in number, ecology and physical science as they help pandas move from the mountaintop to warmer areas as weather cools. Stack several pillows and cover them with a blanket to create a mountain. Create a stepping path on the fabric using strips of green electrical tape. Players take turns rolling a die and use *Panda figures* https://rb.gy/u9zg31 to count downward steps.

Count the Pandas!

This counting game provides an engaging way to increase young learners’ skills in one-to-one correspondence, quantification, and spatial relationships. Print template https://rb.gy/u9zg31 and decorate as desired. Players roll a die, placing the corresponding number of *Panda figures* on their card.  The player who fills their card first wins.

 Outdoor Play with Bamboo Poles

Actively engage your little scientists in scientific inquiry, problem-solving, engineering, and spatial awareness by providing a collection of bamboo poles for construction and experimentation. https://rb.gy/75ybd5  Bamboo garden stakes available at Walmart. https://shorturl.at/fyFQY

  Make a Panda Stuffie

Here's a super easy craft for little panda lovers. Make one panda stuffie or multiply the fun by making more! Just print, cut, color, stuff— and play! Click CRAFT tab to download PDF.