This simple light table center — transparent pony beads and tiny clear plastic cups with lids from the dollar store — created an engaging math activity for our preschoolers! Preschoolers just love to fill things up, don’t they?! Whether it’s the cups in the kitchen or bowls in the rice table, the simple act of…
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All About Me Counters
Counters are a fantastic, versatile math tool! I may or may not hoard counters, and was so excited to find this “All About Me” set. This center was easy to set up. We added baskets of the counters and I photocopied a house pattern (from Creative Clips) onto 6 matching colors of card stock. Each…
Valentine Counting Activity for Preschoolers
Do you need a simple Valentine counting activity for your preschoolers? These little hearts are a great way for preschoolers to practice counting, number recognition, and subitizing. As an added bonus, the little Valentine mailboxes are super-cute and students love sorting the mail into them! How to make the Valentine Counting activity: Make little mailboxes…
Number Mats
We do lots of activities during preschool to help the children develop strong number sense. These number mats are one of the ways that we practice during center time. There are 12 mats labeled 1-12. To set up the center, we add a bowl full of thematic counters (sparkly snowflakes in January). The students count…
Subitizing with Preschoolers
Subitizing is an important math skill. Elementary school students practice it all the time, but it is a skill that we can introduce in preschool as well. When you play a game with dice, and roll a 5, you don’t have to count the dots to know how many there are, right? It’s the same…
Winter Math – Mitten Button Counting
When it’s cold outside, warm up inside with this winter math counting activity. The adorable oversized mittens and colorful buttons are perfect for young learners who are developing counting skills, number identification, and who also need to practice their hand-eye coordination. How to make this Winter Math Center: Copy the large mittens (one of the…
Grid Games
I recently taught a workshop in the county that focused on math skills for preschoolers. One of the things that I love most about teaching these workshops for other preschool teachers and day care providers is it forces me to take a very close look at my own teaching practices. If I am going to…