Need extra practice with addition? This FREE set of winter addition to 20 "solve and color" pages is a fun way to work on specific addition strategies and build fact fluency. My sweet little first grader has spent the bulk of her year learning addition and subtraction strategies and facts. We started with addition and subtraction within 10 and then moved on to larger numbers within 20. And although we learned and played with lots of different Keep Reading...
Winter Count to 10 Booklet {FREE!}
Provide quick and easy number recognition and counting practice with this simple, winter count to 10 booklet! Kids will love putting it together, and can then use it as a reference tool. Have you ever had a child who was just starting to count and was so excited that they had to count all the things? Counting is one of the earliest math skills kids learn, but there's so much more to it than just saying the words. As kids grow, they learn Keep Reading...
{FREE} Gingerbread Counting Game | Grades PreK-1st
Practice counting, number recognition, addition & subtraction with this adorable gingerbread counting game for kids! Looking for a fun and festive math game for December? This Goody Gumdrops Gingerbread Counting game is perfect! Using gumdrops and the print and play game board, kids learn to count to 20, as well as add and subtract small numbers up to 20. This is also a great way for preschoolers to develop the concept of one-to-one Keep Reading...
{FREE} Candy Corn Counting: Printable Math Mats
Looking for a way to put all that candy corn to good use? How about some candy corn counting? These adorable counting mats can be used with actual candy corn pieces, or with play dough. Either way, your kids will love learning the numbers 1-10 and practicing their counting skills with these fun printable mats. *Please Note: This post contains affiliate links which help support this site. Read our full disclosure here.* Counting and Number Keep Reading...
{FREE} Fall Roll & Count Games for Kids
If you're looking for a fun hands on math game for back to school for preschool or Kindergarten, this is perfect. These fall roll and count mats provide fine motor practice and aid in developing several math skills, in one easy, low-prep game. Plus, with two different versions of this roll and count games for kids, you can use one at the start of school and another later in the fall. Or use them together for fall math fun! It's up to Keep Reading...
Thanksgiving Math for Kindergarten {FREE Printables}
Looking for some cute and low prep math ideas for your kindergarten kiddos before sending them off on their Thanksgiving break? This FREE set of printable pages provides kids practice with important skills like number recognition, counting and patterns. It will fit in with your Thanksgiving-themed lessons perfectly! You could also use these printable math pages for Pre-K kids as well. Learn more about what's included in the Thanksgiving Math for Keep Reading...
Candy Corn Math: Hands On Activities {With FREE Printables}
I will admit it, I have a deep love of candy corn. It's really a huge blessing that it's only available for a short time each fall, because otherwise my health and weight would suffer. And so, since candy corn is such a special treat, and I obviously needed an excuse to buy it the second it hit the shelves, I had to combine it with learning for some fun, hands on candy corn math. Because how else can you justify buying the giant bag from Sam's Keep Reading...
Pre-K Math Activities: HUGE Resource List
One of the most fun times to learn and play with math with your kids is in the preschool years. They are usually so excited and curious and love to explore new things. So if you're excited to help prepare your Pre-K kiddo for Kindergarten and provide a really solid math foundation, read on! I share some of the basics of what preschool math should cover, plus include all my favorite resources for Pre-K Math Activities (hint: it doesn't involve Keep Reading...
30+ of the Best LEGO Math Activities for All Ages
Looking for a new approach to a certain math concept? Or a helpful and hands on visual to help your kids make sense of numbers and operations? Using LEGO bricks to learn math may be just the thing! This HUGE, growing collection of LEGO math activities and resources will help you teach virtually any concept with LEGO. *Please Note: This post contains affiliate links which help support the work of this site. Read our full disclosure Keep Reading...
Number Sense Activities with Visual Dot Cards {Grades PreK-1}
Time and time again, research shows that students who struggle with math in middle school or high school were the same kids who lacked number sense in the early grades. So it is essential that we help develop and strengthen kids' number sense in Kindergarten and First Grade, to help set them up for future math success. There are several different strategies you can focus on to help kids make sense of numbers and think flexibly, but one of the Keep Reading...