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Counting Mats for Preschoolers

by Angela Thayer 12 Comments

An important skill for preschoolers to learn is how to count and how to make meaning with numbers. When kids can count objects with meaning, or the ability to match one object to one other object, they have the skill of one-to-one correspondence. One way to practice this is with counting mats. I’ve created some for an easy, hands-on way to practice this math skill. I hope you’ll enjoy them, too!

counting mats for preschoolers

Benefits to Counting Mats

  • hands-on activity for practicing counting
  • works on the skill of one-to-one correspondence
  • helps with number recognition
  • it’s a no-prep activity

For this activity, you will need some sort of manipulatives. Here are some suggestions:

  • craft pom poms
  • mini erasers
  • unifix cubes
  • gems
  • cotton balls
  • paper clips

It really doesn’t matter what you use for manipulatives, you just need something for your child to count.

counting mats for 3 and 4

I included the formation lines on the number. I recommend having your child start on the red dot and to trace the number. This is a great pre-writing skill!

Then have them count the manipulatives and place them in the circles. There are mats for numbers 1-10.

We used pom poms for our manipulative. If you did this, you could have the child sort the colors before counting and placing them in the circles.

I chose to laminate our mats so we could use them over and over. It also makes it so we can use them with playdough or dry erase markers and can easily wipe them up. You could use this as a supplemental activity after preschool, during preschool at a center, or as a whole group activity.

If you’d like to download this printable, just click below!

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  1. Deb says

    September 9, 2020 at 10:09 pm

    Thank you! These are wonderful with the mini erasers! Do you have a set for 11-20?

    Reply
    • Angela Thayer says

      September 10, 2020 at 2:42 pm

      Hi Deb! I don’t. But I will try to make some!

      Reply
  2. Karen says

    September 6, 2020 at 3:34 pm

    Great resource and THANK YOU for sharing

    Reply
  3. Cindy says

    July 28, 2020 at 10:04 am

    I love these mats! Thank you for sharing these and so many of your other resources. I am a Grandma and will be homeschooling a kinder and two preschoolers. Cindy

    Reply
  4. Jeannine says

    July 28, 2020 at 7:35 am

    Thank you so much for sharing these they will be put to use in my classroom.

    Reply
  5. Hope M. says

    December 12, 2019 at 5:44 pm

    Thank you for such a great resource!

    Reply
  6. MarayBeth Bush says

    December 12, 2019 at 11:37 am

    These are awesome. My preschoolers will love them.

    Reply
  7. Margaret says

    September 21, 2019 at 6:08 pm

    Thanks for these beautiful resources. They will be very useful to my preschoolers. Thanks a bunch

    Reply
  8. Nancy says

    August 20, 2019 at 1:03 pm

    Thank you for this. I really appreciate free resources to teach my great granddaughter as we live on a fixed income. This is the best I’ve found for starting her on writing numbers.

    Reply
  9. Cori says

    October 24, 2018 at 8:31 pm

    So easy to understand and adorable clip art Thank you!

    Reply
  10. Sister Paul Mary says

    September 14, 2018 at 12:09 pm

    These are amazing! Thank you for taking the time to create such a fantastic resource.

    Reply
  11. Jennifer Goss says

    September 13, 2018 at 12:35 pm

    These are wonderful! Thank you for creating and sharing.

    Reply
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