Do your kids like root beer floats? Mine sure do! These root beer float math cards are a fun way for kids to practice addition and skills for story problems. You may just want to make a root beer float to go along with this activity! 😉 Directions These cards help kids to practice addition and/or multiplication. The first card shows the recipe for one root beer float: 1/2 bottle of root beer 2 scoops of ice cream 1 cup 1 straw On the other cards, there is a number in the … [Read more...]
Counting Snowballs Addition Cards
If you have a little one or a class of students practicing addition, I've got the perfect printable for you! These counting snowballs addition cards are a fun way to practice this important math skill. Scroll down to read more about them and to download them for free! After a child has learned how to count, especially understanding one-to-one correspondence, they can move on to learning addition. Typically, children in kindergarten learn to add numbers. They start with counting fingers … [Read more...]
Snap Cube Number Sheets
Disclosure: This post contains an affiliate link to Amazon. See my disclosure for more details. Preschoolers learn best when they do hands-on activities. When you're teaching children numbers, they need to use manipulatives to help them understand what numbers are and what they mean. One of my favorite math manipulatives is snap cubes or Unifix® cubes. Not only are these great for working on counting and one-to-one correspondence, but they are wonderful for fine motor practice. Today I'm … [Read more...]
Winter Counting Books
Learning to count is a critical skill for preschoolers and kindergarteners to practice. There are many ways hands-on ways to teach little ones to count. In order for children to have a solid number sense, it's important for them to have many opportunities to practice counting. Today I'm sharing an activity that will help little ones practice counting along with a free printable. These winter counting booklets include practice with numbers 1-20. The first thing to teach young children is … [Read more...]
The Ultimate Guide to Using Ten Frames
If you teach math to early childhood students, it's important to understand what a ten frame is. Ten frames are tools for teaching math and they help kids with developing number sense. This post will help you understand the benefits to ten frames and provide printable resources that you can use in your classroom or home right away. Ten frames help with developing number sense. Number sense is having good intuition about numbers and their relationships. This develops gradually as children … [Read more...]
Halloween Pattern Strips
I know it's only September, but Halloween will be here before we know it. If you're a planner (like me!) then here's a great printable you can download now in preparation for your Halloween-themed lessons. These Halloween pattern strips are an easy and fun way to practice creating patterns with preschoolers. The printable for this is found at the bottom of this post. After downloading, print on cardstock and laminate for durability. Then just cut each strip apart. You can choose to … [Read more...]
I Spy Fall Counting Booklet
It's starting to feel like fall and I can't say I'm mad about it! There are so many things to do during fall, including fun learning activities for kids. When I look back at all my blog posts I've written the past 7 years, most of the activities are for fall! I just love this time of year. Today I'm excited to share with you an I Spy Fall Counting Booklet. This is perfect for preschoolers, or even some toddlers. The purpose of the booklet is to practice counting, one-to-one correspondence, … [Read more...]
Gold Coin Activities
It's almost March, which means it's time for St. Patrick's Day activities! I have a whole bunch of gold coin activities to share with you. In fact, I created a free printable for you to use with gold coins. These are playful learning activities for preschoolers that work on concepts such as counting, patterns, number recognition, and more! The only thing you need for these activities is a set of plastic gold coins. I found a set at Hobby Lobby and it included gold and green coins. We used … [Read more...]
Candy Heart Math Printables
Valentine's Day is just around the corner, so today I'm sharing candy heart math printables to use with preschoolers. Here's a peek at what's inside this math packet: First, there's practice with counting and number sense. Just have the child place the candy hearts in the ten-frames. The purpose of this activity is for kids to visualize quantities and develop number sense. By grouping them by tens,it helps the child understand what ten of something looks like. Math Skill: Number … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Number Puzzle
I know Thanksgiving is not for another month, but I couldn't help but share this cute Thanksgiving number puzzle. I am so happy so many of you enjoy my puzzles, so I wanted to make sure I created on for the upcoming holiday. Materials for the Thanksgiving Puzzle: Thanksgiving puzzle paper scissors glue craft sticks Begin by printing the puzzle on card stock paper. Cut apart each section. Then glue them onto a craft stick. This makes it easier for a child to manipulate … [Read more...]