Encourage children to use invented spelling. If you have a computer available for children's use, they could make a banner that way. Place some pebbles in a transparent jar and suggest that children may want to guess and record how many rocks are in the jar. Some days you may want to use large rocks and other days small ones so that children begin to understand that it takes fewer large items to fill the same space than it takes many small items. Remember, not all children need to engage in the same activities.
Children use many different avenues to get to the same end.