Counting Numbers 1-20 Interactive Powerpoint Game - Thanksgiving Bundle

This is s Powerpoint game for counting 1-20 with the First Thanksgiving-themed story and a game. This presentation uses triggers and action buttons. This is complete with sound effects to make your lesson more exciting and enjoyable. Make your students count the numbers without even realizing it.

Contents:
A. Powerpoint Game
B. Counting Mats
C. Counting worksheets

A. Powerpoint Game - 9 slides
1st slide - Main Cover
2nd slide - Introduction: In the year 1620, the Pilgrims sailed to the New World (America). They made a new town called Plymouth. (The ship will appear sailing)
3rd slide - First winter. It was too cold. There wasn’t enough food. Many people died in the first winter. (The animated snow is falling.)
4th slide - It’s springtime. The pilgrims need corns to eat.
Let’s help them! Count the corn seeds in the soil to help them grow. (The numbers will appear each time you count and each seed will grow)
5th slide - The pilgrims need peas to eat. Count the peas in the soil to help them grow.(The numbers will appear each time you count and each seed will grow)
6th slide - Help the pilgrims count the fishes. And the fishes will jump into the bucket.
7th slide - Count the turkeys to help the Indians catch them.
8th slide - The pilgrims and the Indians were so happy to catch the turkeys with your help.
9th slide - When fall came, the pilgrims were very happy because they had a lot of food for the winter.

B. Counting Mats 1-20 - You can simply print and laminate. Alternatively, let your children use real corn seeds or make some from play dough to put on the mats.

C. Counting Worksheets - 4 pages
1st page - Counting and writing 1-5
2nd page - Counting and writing 6-10
3rd page - Counting and writing 11-15
4th page - Counting and writing 16-20

Sound effects:
1st slide Main cover - cheerful instrumental song
2nd slide - sound of the ship buzzing and the sound of the sea waves
3rd slide - snowing sound
4th slide - springtime sound, counting sounds, growing corns sound
5th slide - springtime sound, counting sounds, growing peas sound
6th slide - river sound, counting sound, jumping fish sound
7th slide - turkeys gobbling sound
8th slide - turkeys gobbling sound
9th slide- Instrumental music celebrating the Thanksgiving Day

How to run the game:
1. Unzip the downloaded file into a folder on your computer.
2. Print the worksheets.
3. Print the counting mats.
4. Open the game in Powerpoint presentation. Just click the next button to go the next slide.

Note: This can be used to any of your computers with Powerpoint application.