Yesterday, B and I made this Toy Store Grid Game. We had as much fun picking out the pictures to make it as we did playing it! The object of the game is to be the first person to fill up your game board. Your game board can be a full sheet, 20 squares, or cut …
I found this “Count the House” printable at Let’s Explore. B had such a great time racing around the house and counting these items. I lightly wrote the number in the box and he traced it. Looking at the picture, we sure do have a lot of chairs and rooms! I didn’t think the …
Preschool dice games are a fun and exciting way to practice counting, subitizing, number identification, adding, and more! Roll a ____ Games are one of our favorite types of preschool dice games! Before Easter, B and I played this Roll a Bunny game from Homeschool Creations and had so much fun. I love how easy this …
Working with numbers by identifying numerals, counting, and exploring their relationships. B doesn’t necessarily understand the concept of larger numbers yet, but he shows interest in pointing them out and identifying them. When he started arguing with me in the grocery store that the number was three one instead of thirty …
Bottle Top Numbers and Counting Cards is a simple yet, fun way to practice counting! Materials: index cards bottle tops stickers permanent marker How to make Bottle Top Numbers and Counting Cards: Put stickers on index cards. Write numbers 1-10 on them. Have your child count the stickers and place the correct bottle top in …
This morning on Excellence in Early Childhood Education I read an article posted by Shara-Lawrence Weiss (a guest writer) about using photos to teach concepts (birth to age 5) and the amazing results that can be achieved. I am totally inspired and wanted to pass on the article to you! You can use photos …
Making bead snakes and counting with beads using pipe cleaners and pony beads are two great activities your preschooler will love. I bought a package of these beads at the Dollar Tree and B had so much fun threading them onto pipe cleaners (a great activity for motor skill development!). I started by modeling how …
This printable Number Race game is a fun way to work on number identification, counting, shape recognition, and one to one correspondence. How to Play: *Roll one die. *Put a sticker next to the number rolled (or stamp it, color it in, or x it out) *The first number to have all of its shapes …
I made this printable Halloween Grid Game for B to go along with his passion for candy corn lately. How to Play: Use a spinner or dice. Roll or spin and put the corresponding number of candy corn on the game board. When the game board is full, you win! This is great for one …
This free, Wonder Pets Printable Math Game makes counting practice so much fun for your toddler or preschooler. I came across these Wonder Pets pages at Makinglearningfun.com and thought they would be perfect. They are actually called Magnet pages (which would be really fun if I had a bunch of circle magnets!). How To …