Use any stickers you have on hand with our super cute free printable math activities for preschoolers to get kids excited about counting to 1-10.
Honey Pot is 4 years old. Little M&M is 26 months old. Books We borrowed numerous books from the library on caterpillars and butterflies. They varied from simple board books (for Little M&M) to more complex (for Honey Pot). Butterfly Matching The Dollar Tree had a large page of butterfly stickers. Honey Pot used many of them while making cards for her pen pals, but we had some left over. I used a few to create this matching worksheet, and slipped it into a page protector so she could use a dry erase crayon. Butterfly Trails - Prewriting Practice I used more butterfly stickers to create some tracing lines for Honey Pot on the other side. Learning about the Life Cycle There are so many flashcards and worksheets out there just explaining the life cycle, but I wanted something a little more hands-on. I came across this wheel from Lakeshore Learning and thought it was just perfect. I printed out the template, and Honey Pot wrote her name on the front. Then we colored in the pictures. And I assembled the wheel, using a brad from my scrapbooking stash. We talked about the life cycle of a butterfly as she turned the wheel. She really seemed to grasp the concept of the cycle (as she did so well with the water cycle during our rain unit). Pattern Block Puzzles I printed off two puzzles from PreKinders for Honey Pot. Magnetic Pom Pom Caterpillars - Counting Practice Peaceful Parenting had a nice idea using pom poms to help toddlers learn to count. I created a template in PSE and slipped it into a page protector onto which Little M&M could place magnetic pom poms. Right-click for your own printable: Butterfly Color Matching Although I feel confident that Little M&M knows his colors, it is still important to review them and this activity provided fine motor practice for him as well. I printed this coloring page off the internet and colored just the middles. Then I taped it to the wall with a piece of contact paper, sticky side up, taped over it. I set out a plate of sequins in the coordinating colors, and he got to work! This is a big commitment for a little guy, so we kept it out and returned to it throughout the week until it was complete. Build-a-Butterfly I came across this build-a-butterfly idea from Little Family Fun, and then extended it a little bit. First I cut various shapes out of foam, for the kids to build butterflies and decorate the wings with shapes. Then I set them out near the glass doors, with a cup of water and two paintbrushes. Instead of just building butterflies on the table or floor, the kids were able to paint with water and stick them up on the window. They had a BLAST with this activity! Sometimes they just liked painting with water. And sometimes they painted the window, then created beautiful butterflies! Just look at how cute they look! Butterfly Symmetry Painting I found this fun idea from Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas. I printed a butterfly template onto cardstock, covered one side with parchment, and asked the kids to paint the side that was showing. Then we removed the parchment, folded the paper over... And revealed our symmetry! This was Honey Pot's first time hearing the word, and so we discussed what it meant and I think she has grasped the idea well. Once they were dry, I cut the butterflies out and hung them up. Coincidentally, I hung them right near the caterpillars the kids painted with balloons last summer! Symmetry Chalk Drawings We continued our lesson on symmetry with some chalk drawings. I drew half a butterfly on the driveway, and Honey Pot tried to finish them. For Little M&M, it became a nice lesson on recognizing shapes too. Butterfly Pretend Play Pretend play is always a favorite around here. I found these headbands at the Dollar Tree weeks ago and had to pick them up in anticipation of butterfly week. The kids had such fun! Butterfly Garden - Field Trip What butterfly unit would be complete without a trip to the local butterfly exhibit? It's so incredible being in a room full of butterflies. And it was an amazing experience for the kids. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Introducing skip counting is a math milestone. Offer your child this fun skip counting practice activity to work on their skills.
Practice counting with this fun, hands-on Apple Count to 10 Playdough Mats. Such a fun apple themed math activity for preschoolers.
If you're looking for a fun activity for your preschooler to practice their counting skills these printable bug counting to 10 puzzles are perfect.
Enhance math skills and engage young learners with my free Ten Frame Cards Printable. In this blog post, you’ll discover hands-on activities, games, and strategies for teaching number sense, counting, and problem-solving using ten frames and get a Free Ten Frame Cards printable too.
Make practicing counting by 1s, 2s, 5s, and 10s fun with these FREE Summer Skip Counting Puzzles. These are great for elementary age kids.
How to teach skip counting in 2nd grade using skip counting games & activities to help students learn to skip count and improve number sense.
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This ten frame activity is a great math center for Pre-K or Kindergarten students to work on number recognition and counting!
Unique Number Coloring Pages where there is a numbers 1-10 worksheets for each number. Number sense worksheets are a great way to introduce numbers 1 to 10!
FREE Number printables for kindergarten kids to review numbers 1-10. Tracing and writing numbers and number words, find the number, ten frames and coloring.
Learning how to skip count takes hard work - and lots of practice! Luckily, these ice cream skip counting puzzles are here to help!
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Free ice cream themed number match is the perfect counting practice for numbers 1-10. Ideal for preschool and kindergarten!
Tweet Clip art by Whimsy Clips My students are so engaged by the changing of the seasons and learning with a theme that I try to incorporate the seasons into what we do each day. Because some members of our school community are not really into celebrating holidays in the classroom, I try to stick with lots of activities around the different seasons rather than specific holidays. Fall is a great time to bring pumpkin, apples and leaves into the classroom. When I saw this great set of 10 frame clip art by Graphics From the Pond I knew I wanted to make a new set of 10 frame cards. When I made a set of cards and spend time and money putting them on cardstock or laminating them, I want them to serve more than one purpose. Ten frames (and twenty and five frames) have so many uses in the classroom, so I put together 10 ways to use these cards with kids. These activities work great in Kindergarten and first grade classes and can be used for whole group, math centers or interventions. With the mix of ten frame cards and numeral cards, it is easy to differentiate the activities to meet a diverse group of needs. 10 Frame Flash This makes an excellent whole group, small group or partner activity. Simply flash the 10 frame at your students for 1-3 seconds and then ask them how many pumpkin seeds they saw and how they know they are right. Read more about this here! Matching Numerals and 10 Frames As a whole group game this can be a lot of fun and a great way to work on numbers to 10! Pass out 10 frames and numerals and ask kids to find their match. You can then display them on a pocket chart and talk about what they see. Kids can also do this on their own or with a partner. Spread out all the numeral cards and make a pile of the 10 frame cards. Have the student(s) pick a card from the 10 frame pile and find it’s match in the numeral pile. You can also switch this around and spread out the 10 frame cards and have them pick a numeral card. 10 Frame Memory An easy twist on a classic game! This game is great for kids to play with a partner or in a small group. Simply mix all of the cards together, do a bit of shuffling and then arrange in a rectangular array. If your students are not ready for all the 10 frames you can pick and choose. Just make sure you have the corresponding numerals and 10 frames! Note: Your students should be familiar with matching 10 frames before trying this activity! Sequential and Non Sequential Ordering These activities can be done as a large group by giving each kid a number (until you run out!) and having them get in order from least to greatest. It also works great as an individual task or a partner activity. Once kids have the cards in order, it is a great time for kids to practice counting forward and backwards. Make sure your students get a chance to put numbers in order that are not sequential as well. This activity can be done with just the numeral cards or with both the numeral and 10 frame cards together. Roll and Build This is a simple and effective game! All you need is some blank 10 frames, 10 sided dice and pumpkin seeds. If you don’t have pumpkin seeds bingo chips or other small markers will work just as well. Students can play alone or with a partner. Roll the die, and build that number on the ten frame. This goes much faster if kids do not remove the bingo chips each time but just add more or take some off as they roll. The pumpkin seeds I used got rinsed off and left out for a few hours on a towel to dry. The kids had a lot of fun with them! Odd and Even Sort These cards are a great way to practice odd and even numbers. Using the 10 frame cards is easier than just the numerals but when your students are ready go ahead and use them all! Check out more ways to work on odd and even. Flip and Write Combinations of Ten You can never have to many games for combinations of 10 and this is a great one requiring little teacher prep. Give the student a stack of 10 frame cards or numeral cards if they are ready. Have them flip over a card and write an equation showing how many seeds they see and how many more they need to make 10. I usually have kids create their own record sheet for this activity on a piece of scrap paper. It saves prep time and money! You also might want to check out computer games for combinations of 10. Make 10 Go Fish This is one of my students’ favorite games for practicing combinations of 10. Mix two sets of the ten frame cards together. Shuffle and distribute 4-5 cards to each player. Have each kid look for matches that make ten. For example the 3 and the 7 are a match and the 6 and the 4 are another one. When all matches have been found in individual player’s hands, have them play go fish. If I have the 2 card in my hand, I would ask another player, “do you have the 8 to go with my 2 to make 10?” That player would respond “yes I do or no I don’t have the 8 to go with your 2 to make 10. This language can be challenging to students when you first start but they will catch on quick! Read more about how I use this game in the classroom and see some pictures of the game in action. Pyramid 10 This is played like the classic solitaire game pyramid. Mix two sets of ten frame cards together or use one set of ten frame cards and one set of numeral cards if your students are ready. Students make a pyramid and find matches that make ten. Read more about how my students play pyramid and see more pictures! Mystery Card (Addition and Subtraction) This is a fun game and a nice challenge when students are ready. This game must be played in groups of 3. Two players choose a 10 frame card and place them on their foreheads. The third player finds the sum of the two numbers on their foreheads and tells what it is. Then each of the players with cards on their heads looks at the other person’s card and tries to determine what card they have. This lets one student practice adding 2 numbers under 10 while the other two students practice solving missing addend or subtraction problems. The 10 frame visual really supports this learning. I like to change out the 10 frame playing cards with the seasons to keep things fresh for my students! You can grab the pumpkin playing cards here or the spring seeds card set here. Looking to extend these activities for older students or those who are ready for a challenge? Check out my Double 10 Frames Activity Set! If you are looking for more ways to get 10 frames into your classroom, I highly recommend picking up a copy of Using Ten Frames to Build Number Sense. It is full of great ideas that are easy to implement in the classroom.
A Ten Frame Template Printable enables you to practice and teach counting, addition, and subtraction with ease. By laying out numbers visually, it helps in understanding numerical relationships and developing number sense, particularly useful for young learners.
Preschoolers will have fun working on counting and visual discrimination with FREE Apple I Spy Preschool Game perfect for any apple theme.
Your early learners are absolutely going to LOVE this school clip cards printable! Perfect for quiet time or free time in your early childhood classroom.
Count to 10 worksheet for preschool or Kindergarten inspired by the book, 10 Black Dots!
Have fun with your students in the classroom while learning new skills with these Free Fall Worksheets For Kindergarten. Yes, fall is almost here and now is the perfect time to get ready for the new school year. I am so so happy to share these free fall-themed kindergarten worksheets with you today! I designed these worksheets to include adorable graphics perfect for the autumn season and engaging activities that will help your little ones get better at math and literacy in the most enjoyable ways! Fall Literacy Activities For Kindergarten The freebies you will find below are part of a much larger Fall Literacy Activities Bundle For Kindergarten (and a math one) you might want to check out. The fall literacy bundle contains 30 no-prep worksheets your kids can use to practice basic math and literacy skills. Among the included activities you will find fall vocabulary, color by word, rhyming words matching, word families practice, sight word count, CVC words, and many more! Find all the details about this bundle and the included worksheets here. Fall Math Activities For Kindergarten Yes, there is a Fall Math Activities For Kindergarten bundle available as well! Math skills are super important throughout our entire lives and acquiring them during our childhood definitely makes things easier. This bundle comes with 40 ready-to-use worksheets containing fall-themed math activities such as color by number, skip counting, graphing, addition, subtraction, number word match, ten frames, number-word trace, and other engaging activities. Here is the entire bundle so you can see all the activities included. FREE Fall Worksheets For Kindergarten It can be difficult to come up with new educational activities for kindergarteners. At this age, playtime is essential so when I created these free worksheets I wanted them to feel more like games rather than learning. After all, the best way to learn is when you're having fun doing it, right? If you are homeschooling your little ones, these sheets are perfect for that as well so feel free to give them a try! These Free Fall Math & Literacy Worksheets For Kindergarten are ready to print and include 5 different activities: Word Families Practice CVC Words – Beginning Sounds Fall Bonds Fall Ten Frames Fall Graphing Once you download the PDF file, all you have to do is open it in Adobe Reader and print it. You can get the freebie from the link below. FREE Fall Math & Literacy Worksheets For Kindergarten I would love to know how you used these bundles so feel free to comment or tag me on social media so I can read your feedback. If you're not sure your students would love these, the free sheets offered above are part of these two sets so you can give those a try first!
Hi guys! Today I'm sharing my subtraction lesson plans & activities from this year. I hope this can give you some ideas for planning your subtraction unit! Day 1: On the first day we introduce the word "subtraction" and define it as "when you take away from a number and get a smaller number". I also introduce these 2 subtraction sentences: ___ take away ___ is ___ & ___ - ___ = ___ Then we watched the "5 Little Monkeys" video on BusSongs.com: and we practiced the ___ take away ___ is ___ subtraction sentence by acting the song out and writing a subtraction sentence as we sang and acted out the song. I had the kids sit on the edge of the carpet and laid down a mat to act as out bed. Then I chose 5 kids to wear these number necklaces and stand on the mat. We sang the song and the kids acted it out by jumping on the "bed". At "one fell off and bumped his head" the kids hopped off the "bed" and just lightly tapped their head with their hands. Then they went and sat back in their original carpet spot or chair. We wrote a subtraction sentence on the whiteboard each time a monkey "fell off the bed". The number necklaces helped them remember who was falling off the bed. 5 is first, 4 is second etc. They loved this activity and begged to do it again the next day! Day 2: We reviewed the anchor chart from day 1 and practiced subtraction with 5 Little Monkeys again. We sang and acted the song out like Day 1 but I also put this file up on the SMARTBoard and we practiced crossing out a monkey on each slide and completing the subtraction sentences as well. Day 3: On Day 3 we introduced the learning goal and success criteria. Learning Goal: We are learning to solve subtraction number sentences and story problems. Success Criteria: I know I can do this when... - I can complete one of these sentences to solve a subtraction problem ____ take away ____ is ____ ____ - ____ = ____ I also showed them how to solve subtraction sentences with fingers and then we practiced this strategy as we read Pete the Cat & His Four Groovy Buttons. This is my FAVOURITE book to read during our subtraction unit! It is great for teaching the subtraction symbols in the context of a fun story! Day 4: We started by adding "I know I can do this when I can use subtraction strategies to solve subtraction sentences." to our success criteria. Then I introduced the subtraction strategies: and we practiced the strategy "use your fingers" again while watching the video "When You Subtract with a Pirate" on YouTube. Day 6: I review the subtraction strategies and tell the kids that today we will be focusing on the strategy "use manipulative". I use this subtraction mat to demonstrate: I put a couple stacks of the subtraction flash cards and pick students to choose a subtraction card and read the equation. I demonstrate how to read the first number and put that many counters in the rectangle. Then we read the second number and take that many away and put them in the cup. Then we count how many counters are left in the rectangle, find the answer card and place it on the mat. Then I leave this out for the kids to try at centres as well. Day 7: On Day 7 we start working on subtraction stories and the strategy draw a picture. I put this subtraction story on the SMARTBoard: Then I had the special helper pick a friend from the class and pick how many cookies that person ate. We filled in the blanks together, read the question again and wrote the subtraction sentence. Then we drew 10 cookies and crossed out the number the they picked to practice the "draw a picture" strategy. We repeated this several times and then I set it out as a centre for the kids to try on their own. Day 8: We quickly talked about "count back" as a strategy and showed them how to put the first number in your head, put fingers up for the second number and then count back as you put fingers down. This is a tricky strategy though so I don't focus on it much! Then I move on to use a number line. We review how numbers get bigger when you go right on a number line and smaller when you go left on a number line so when we subtract we go left. Then I get a student to pick a subtraction sentence card and read it to me. We use this mat to practice using a number line: I put this mat up on the SMARTBoard and we write the question, use the number line to solve the question and write in the answer. I also leave these laminated sheets out as a centre choice for the kids to practice with independently. Here are some other subtraction centres that are out during out subtraction unit! SUBTRACTION CENTRES: 1. 5 Little Monkey's Spin & Subtract Students spin the two spinners and create a subtraction sentence. Then they use the monkeys as manipulative to solve the question and place the answer in the third box. We used toothpicks and paper clips to make the spinners! The kids just hold the paper clip in the middle of the spinner and flick the paper clip with the other hand. 2. Bowling Subtraction This one is always a huge hit! In the past I've just used water bottles and a tennis ball but this year I found this plastic bowling pin set at Michaels and bought them since they were on sale! We set up a bowling alley with our wooden blocks (arranged in the shape of a U) and 2 kids took turns rolling and recording how may pins they knocked down and how many pins they have left. You can grab the recording sheet you see above for free by clicking on the image below! 4. Play Dough Subtraction SMASH! This was another big hit! The students pick a subtraction sentence card, make play dough balls for the first number and smash (or smush) the second number with their first or thumb. Then they count how many play dough balls they have left to get the answer. 5. My Animal Subtraction Book We used these in guided math groups for students who needed some more practice with subtraction. The kids got to pick how many animals they wanted to take away, cross them out and write a corresponding subtraction sentence. 6. Stamp/Dot & Subtract Yes, these stamps again! #obsessed. For both activities they stamped or dotted first and then they crossed out however many they wanted and wrote a subtraction sentence to match their picture. The "teacher bingo dabbers" only come out once in a while so the kids are always excited when they get to use them! You can grab these recording sheets for free as well by clicking on the image below: All of the other printables you see in this blog post can be found in my subtraction pack on TPT "Take It Away! A Kindergarten Subtraction Unit". If you are interested, you can check it out by clicking on any of the images below! I hope you were able to gain some new ideas for teaching subtraction! What are your favourite lessons and activities for teaching subtraction?
Learning through play is always great, this I Have, Who Has Ten Frames up to 10 Game is a perfect introduction to ten frames. I Have, Who Has Ten Frames up to 10 Game This game features
FUN, hands-on sequencing numbers 1-10 counting activity is a fun way to learn with FREE printable puzzles for kids. Back to School theme!
Here are some blank tens frames I created for my students to use. They are big enough to place manipulatives and counters on them. I printed them on cardstock and laminated them for durability. These are great for helping kids make tens partners and adding/subtracting to 10. I updated the file to ...
Our 1-10 numbers for coloring are great for preschoolers to learn about numbers. Download the free printable numbers coloring pages and get counting!
These FREE Cut & Count Math Mats are a fantastic way to mix fine motor skills with beginning math concepts. 10 themes are included for young learners.
Kids will have fun practicing visual discrimination with these super cute I Spy Bugs. These FREE I Spy Worksheets come in color or black and white.
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At the beginning of the year I like to focus on NUMBERS!. The first week of school, I like to review numbers 1-5 to get a feel for how well my student know their numbers. Then, each week I focus on a number for the entire week and teach them a variety of ways to show […]
I have been really bad about posting my plans- It takes time to make them them cute and readable with all the links to the products I use, so today I'm just going to try it a different way. Read through- I have freebies for you! We start each day with Calendar Notebooks Then we have our school wide reading program- I'm given the materials to use, so nothing fun there to share. After our snack recess the work and fun being with Literacy centers. We do these 4 days a week. Letter of the Week: X Morning Literacy Centers: I will be using My X Book Sorting X Beginning Sounds and Computers Listening Center: A Pocket for Corduroy and Beginning and Ending Sound Sorts from my February No Pep Just Print Rainbow Writing the Letter X Doing only 1 center a day gives me time to work with a small group each day, reading with, assessing and reteaching. This week I will be assessing for report cards. We are currently reviewing skills so I am using a lot of work from my February pack of No Prep Just Print listed above. During Math and Literacy Stations I'm using my February Math and Literacy Centers I'm also introducing Shake-Spill-Count I can't wait for the kids to play these games. We will be starting off with 5 counters, use to teach the concept of how to play. Then we will work our way to 10. Clic the picture for a copy of this page. I will also be introducing my Word Families CVC Word Work at one of my Literacy stations. Click the page below to get a copy and try it out. I know my kids will be having fun using the stamps. Next week is our school wide literacy week, so I will be prepping for that too. I've set up a Math and Literacy Night for our students and families to enjoy and we have a guest author coming- Jonathan London- He writes all those fabulous Froggy Books. Want to see what other teachers are doing this week- head-on over to Mrs. Wills Kindergarten to see.
The Kindergarten Math Unit 2 set is here, and it's filled with fun number 11-20 games and worksheets. No prep printables and fantastic Math Centers.
Do your toddlers love playdough? Sneak some numbers and counting practice into their play time with these FREE printable playdough mats! Super easy indoor activity to keep your kids busy!
Children are going to love these unique, fun-to-color, free number tracing worksheets that can be turned into a number tracing book.
FREE worksheets for toddlers and preschoolers to learn numbers and number recognition. Use with dabber dot markers for a fun preschool math and coloring activity!
Hello There! It’s been a while since I have written a blog post but I’m back and will be posting more freebies regularly. I’ve been working on a TON of ha
