Here's a really quick and easy way to practice number sequence with young children. This printable is pumpkin-themed and great to use during fall. I used white pumpkins in this printable because it is easier for children to write on and the orange ones were too dark. I love the look of white pumpkins! This printable focuses on the skill of finding missing numbers in a number sequence. It's simply finding the missing number and writing it in the pumpkins. I've included numbers 1-10 and … [Read more...]
Preschool Math 101
Math is so fun to teach to preschoolers! It's also an easy subject to teach because there are a lot of daily activities to incorporate math. Preschoolers don't need worksheets for math. Instead, they should learn through play and hands-on activities. Today I'm going to share about the basics of teaching preschool math. This post contains affiliate links. See my disclosure for details. Here are the math concepts and skills that should be covered in preschool: Sorts by color, shape, … [Read more...]
Counting Activities with a Counting Caterpillar
Preschoolers love to count! Once they have an understanding about numbers, they are always counting things! Teaching children to count is foundational for learning math, so it's a great thing if your child is always counting. The best way to teach and practice counting is through play and hands-on activities. When I saw this counting caterpillar toy, I knew it was a perfect tool for teaching my children how to count and practice one-to-one correspondence! One-to-one correspondence is a … [Read more...]
Shape Rhymes Printables
I have been working hard on my latest printable rhymes and I am thrilled to share with you that they are done and ready to share with you today!! I've had so much fun writing the number and alphabet rhymes, that I decided to create Shape Rhymes!! Since learning how to identify shapes is a math skill for preschoolers & kindergarteners, I thought I'd create these clever little rhymes to teach children how to draw the shape and what objects in real life look like that shape. The rhymes … [Read more...]
Christmas Math Printables for Preschoolers
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. Here are some ideas for using the number formation rhymes: write numbers on a salt tray form numbers with play dough … [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...]