Last week I shared my Christmas Literacy Printables and today I'm excited to share my FREE Christmas math printables with you! This math packet contains printables that work on the following preschool skills: identifying numbers counting numbers 0-9 tracing numbers 0-9 patterns finding differences tracing shapes graphing My favorite activity in the packet is the I-Spy Numbers sheet. Preschoolers will use magnifying glasses to search for hidden numbers in the Christmas … [Read more...]
Counting Turkey Activity for Preschoolers
Thanksgiving is around the corner and I've got a fun counting turkey activity for your preschoolers! It's easy to set up and a great way to practice number sense and counting. Here's what you need for the activity: brown, yellow, red, green, and orange felt 2 googly eyes white puffy paint (affiliate link) glue To set up the activity, you'll need to cut out some pieces from the felt: 1 round circle with the brown felt. (I used the shape of a cd to cut my circle … [Read more...]
Place Value Bones {Free Printable}
I love finding fun ways to teach my children math concepts. I wanted to teach my Kindergartener about place value and came up with an idea to do it with bones! For this activity, I created small bones to represent the ones place value, a large bone to represent the tens place value, and a box of 10 big bones to represent the hundreds place value. I started by having my son count the small bones (the ones place value). We discussed how ten of the ones equals 1 big bone. Then we … [Read more...]
Number Formation Rhymes
I'm excited to share with you my Number Formation Rhymes! I've been teaching my little ones how to write numbers and wanted some rhymes to help them remember the formations. I found these rhymes and decided to make my own posters for our school room. These rhymes are a great way for little ones remember how to write numbers. This is a free printable for my newsletter subscribers. You can join my newsletter and get instant access by just filling out the form below. (If you already … [Read more...]
Math Game with Race Cars
The other day I was teaching math to my oldest (5 years old) and we came up with this game together! I wanted to review over number recognition, ordering numbers, subtitizing, and one-to-one correspondence and we came up with a math game using race cars. It's so simple, yet we had a lot of fun playing it together! Here's what you need: poster board or foam board dice (I used a big wooden one) 15 race cars + a race car for each player small sticky notes or small stickers … [Read more...]
Addition Game with Gold Coins
Do your kids like to play games? Mine sure do! Anytime we get a game out, they can't wait to play. The game I'm sharing with you today practices addition skills. This game is perfect for preschoolers or kindergarteners who are starting to learn addition facts. In this addition game, children will look at an addition equation, place the coins in the box, and then count the coins to figure out the sum. This activity helps kids practice the following skills: counting number … [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. These printables are intended to use with candy hearts (I used Brach candy hearts), but you can also use them with other hearts. 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 … [Read more...]
Homemade Math Manipulatives
Do you ever try a recipe and it doesn't turn out right? That happened to me when I tried a recipe for homemade bouncy balls. They didn't turn out for me, but I decided they would work well for math manipulatives. In case you don't know what a manipulative is, it is an object designed to be used to understand math concepts in an hands-on way. Here's what you need to make these: 1/2 cup of warm water 1 tablespoon of Borax 2 tablespoons of white glue 1 tablespoons of corn … [Read more...]
Activity Sheets for Numbers 0-10
Knowing the names of numbers and understanding what they mean is an important math skill learned in preschool. Preschoolers should have plenty of practice counting, identifying numbers, and one-to-one correspondence. Today, I'm sharing our activity sheets for numbers 0-10 and explaining how we use them. When I introduce a number sheet to my child, I first have them identify the number. Then we put counters (like shapes, gems, or stickers) in the circles and count them. Next, we … [Read more...]
Gift Guide for S.T.E.M. Toys
Do you know what S.T.E.M. toys are? S.T.E.M. stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. This means that this toy stimulates scientific thinking, such as critical thinking skills, spacial recognition, architecture and engineering. As I've learned more about S.T.E.M, I see how important it is for little ones to play with these types of toys. I notice that my boys gravitate towards these toys, which I think is great! Today I want to share with you some wonderful S.T.E.M. toys. These … [Read more...]