I love finding ways to work fine motor skill into our other thematic activities. For our farm unit we will be talking about the different animals we find on the farm and on our sheep day we will be working on counting and number recognition so I whipped up this fine motor number counting sheep mat and I am sharing it for free below. SHEEP WOOL MATS This activity is super easy to put together and takes only three pieces of paper. Simply print out the sheep mats (one for 1 piece of wool and the other for 2-10 pieces of wool) and laminate them. I stick mine back to back so I only have one mat to keep track of and send it through the laminator. Print and laminate the number pieces. The only other things you will need for this activity are some wool (cotton balls or pom poms) and a pair of tweezers/tongs. To use, the child will pick a number piece and place it on the mat in the little box at the top. They will identify the number and then use their tweezers to add the correct number of pieces of wool to the sheep's body. EXTEND THE ACTIVITY 1. Children can place the number cards in order from 1 to 10. 2. Children and use the number cards and line up the correct number of pieces of wool underneath them. More Farm Themed Learning Fun Check out this free addition activity for sums to 5. These farm animal movement cards are free and the perfect activity for those kinesthetic learners. Mrs. Wishy Washy is a favorite farm themed book. Check out this fun art activity you can do with your children. This Montessori Inspired Farm themed activity is perfect for fine motor practice. Learning about the farm is always so much fun and and there so many amazing farm themed picture books to read during your unit. Check out our favorites list. Incorporating Dramatic Play into our themes is always a must. This Milk the Cow Dramatic play is still one of my kids top favorites. GRAB YOUR ACTIVITY Ready to get some fine motor and counting practice in? Grab your free copy of this activity by adding your email below.