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Counting Apples Activity

by Angela Thayer 13 Comments

Tis the season for all things apples! This counting apples activity is hands-on and and makes math fun. Your little preschoolers will love it!

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This activity is all about learning to count and practicing one-to-one correspondence. One-to-one correspondence means counting objects with meaning, or the ability to match one object to one other object. This counting apple activity is a simple way to practice this skill.

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Here’s what you need for this Counting Apples Activity:

  • counting apple printable
  • finger paint
  • rag or water to clean hands

To do this activity, place the printable in front of the child along with finger paint. Have the child identify the number and then use finger paint to create “apples” that match the number on the basket. If your child is new to counting, practice tapping his or her finger without finger paint to make sure they understand how to do it and then try it with the paint.

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As you can see, my son didn’t make every “apple” look perfect, but he still enjoyed the activity and got to practice one-to-one correspondence. He really liked making “rainbow apples”! 🙂

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If you do this activity with your preschooler and it’s too hard, that’s ok! Take a break and try doing this activity again after doing more math and counting activities. Counting isn’t always easy for little ones!

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You can download this free printable here —> Counting Apple Printable

For more information about teaching preschool math, visit here.

Happy Fall!

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Filed Under: Math, Preschool, Printables Tagged With: apples, one to one correspondence, preschool math

Comments

  1. Shirley Moore says
    September 8, 2016 at 12:23 pm

    Your counting apples printable doesn’t have the numbers from 1-10. I noticed a few numbers missing, also you have the number 5 twice.

    Reply
    • Angela Thayer says
      September 9, 2016 at 2:30 am

      Got it fixed! Thanks for letting me know!!

      Reply
  2. Salman Imam says
    October 24, 2016 at 1:53 am

    Thanks for the nice activity!

    Reply
  3. Genevieve Lobo says
    July 25, 2017 at 6:03 am

    I absolutely love your worksheets and the activity ideas you share.

    Thanks a ton.

    Genevieve

    Reply
  4. Gloria Sowemimo says
    September 28, 2017 at 3:40 am

    Love the activities so much thanks for sharing

    Reply
  5. Grace says
    October 1, 2017 at 11:13 pm

    Why is there no 1.

    Reply
    • Angela Thayer says
      October 2, 2017 at 1:33 am

      I’m sorry, I just didn’t make one with #1.

      Reply
  6. Michelle says
    October 25, 2017 at 10:46 pm

    I printed the counting apples and the ladybug spot worksheets for my kiddo, these are great ideas! I’m super excited to have him try them. Thank you for posting!! 🙂

    Reply
  7. Nursery Rhymes says
    November 9, 2017 at 5:23 am

    I like these printable’s. keep on sharing. This will help children learn the educational things in the most fun way!

    Reply
  8. tehmeena faroooq says
    November 11, 2017 at 5:59 am

    i absolutely love your songs and these games too! i am sure the kids will love them too.

    Reply
  9. Sandy Bear says
    November 12, 2017 at 8:26 pm

    All of these look like really fun activities. Unfortunately, I mentor a little girl in the school library for 40 minutes. I don’t think I can do any of these in the library.

    Reply
  10. Jenny says
    January 10, 2020 at 10:28 am

    Thank you for these resources!

    Reply

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