Today’s preschoolers are digital natives. They don’t know life without smart phones, computers, and tablets.

Technology is a tool that helps not only engage your child in the activity but helps them explore and discover the environment around them. By providing preschoolers the opportunity to explore different types of technology it will help begin a foundation of what these tools are used for.

This activity is re-printed with permission from STEAM:Preschool Activities for STEM Enrichment

Week 2 TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGE:

Preschoolers will use a digital camera to show understanding of numbers 1-10.

Using Technology to Enrich Learning:

Digital Photo Number Book

Learning Objective

Create a photo counting book for numbers 1-10.

Materials Needed

Paper

Numbers Printable Sheet*

Digital Camera or Cell Phone Camera

Printer

Mini Photo Album

Directions for Activity:

1. Print off the number sheets* (or make your own). Cut each sheet in half along the dotted line.

2. Introduce the child to the digital camera. Let him “explore” the camera. Demonstrate how the camera turns on and off, zooms in and out and how to take a photo. It is important to use a neck strap or wrist strap so that it prevents the camera from being dropped.

3. Layout the printed numbers and have the child start collecting objects and laying them on the corresponding number (for example, one toy car, two trucks, three train cars, etc). Let them be creative.

4. Have him photograph each number and the correct corresponding number of objects.

(Below are examples from Lil B’s camera. These photos are unedited except for the addition of adding our Hand Made Kids Art logo).

5. Print out the pictures.

6. Insert the printed photos into a mini photo album to create the photo book.