Counting games for kindergarten
This is exactly what I have been searching for! Thanks for making something so organized and easy to use. It is so easy to just put up the calendar, and glance at it for inspiration when we are in a funk." - The Activity Room Member, Rachel I have found it impossible to Google ideas from a million different sites, get organized, shop for supplies, etc. "I absolutely love that this takes all the prep work out of engaging my children. Fun and easy ones that can be put together in a moment's notice! You're awesome Jamie and I appreciate you sharing your activities and ideas!! - Melissa C. I am so grateful to have activities handed to us. There's always something new for us to discover, as well as old favorites. Which counting activities on this list will you do first? Or better yet, what activities would you add for your preschooler to practice counting? Counting to ten over and over again, then skip count by ten to 100! – Cheerios Skip Counting by 10s with 1-2-3 Peasĭownload the FREE Learn a Number Week! Please share your favorite counting activities for preschoolers in the comments!
Make a grid of numbers to learn to count and recognize numbers.Make cute flash cards with numbers and have the kids clip as many paper clips! Paper Clip Number Cards from Early Education Zone. For a vehicle-loving child, use semis to haul blocks to build towers using the correct number of blocks. Use tally marks as visuals! Apple Seed Math from ABCs to ACTs. Take it a step further and sort them by number of petals! – Counting Flower Petals Head out into nature and petals on the flowers you find.Count snacks! Line up some numbers and count snacks to match the number! – We’re Going on a Bear Hunt from Chasing Cheerios.– Countdown to Christmas: Wrapping Paper Chain Make a paper chain and count down to something exciting (a birthday, holiday, first day of school, last day of school, vacation, etc)! Every day, count how many chains are left to see how many more days.Make a simple grid on the sidewalk with numbers and find that many objects from nature! – Counting Objects from Nature from Scribble Doodle and Draw.– Number Activity: Learn to Count with Grain Bins Each bin can only hold the amount its labeled as. Instead of bottles, do it with baby food jars! For the farm-loving kid, call them grain bins and have them haul their ‘grain’ and put it in the bins.– Sort and Count Math Bottles from The Imagination Tree Label bottles with numbers and have the kids count and drop pom poms (or any small object) in.How many dots are there? – Learning Activity with Dominoes More Dominoes! Line up the Dominoes by matching the dots.How many dots are on the Domino? Count them. Use Dominoes to decide which chore to do.Graph Legos (or other blocks) by counting, counting, counting! – Using Legos to Teach Math & Writing from Crayon Freckles.– Letter & Number Scavenger Hunt for Preschoolers to Learn Go on a scavenger hunt to find numbers and match them up with the corresponding dots.– One to One Correspondence Practice with Dice & Blocks I have also put together some awesome number activities that include counting, but also number recognition and one to one correspondence.ĭownload the FREE Learn a Number Week! Counting activities that are lots of fun:
These are activities that really focus in on the child counting. These are 16 activities for preschoolers to practice counting. But just expand on what they’re currently interested in. I never try to force a learning problem on them. Whatever it is… make counting fun and natural for the kids. Board games are also great for beginners to count spaces, usually its only a few spaces at a time, so its a great way to start. When we’re playing board games, he counts how many cards, pieces, whatever it is that is left.
Once I see my kids are interested in counting, they can’t seem to stop! George counts everything. How many straight train tracks are set up? Or look in their toy bin and sort objects and count, count, count! There are some many hands on counting activities to do with the kids!įinding what’s in nature, counting leaves, counting petals, counting rocks. Now, to put it into context, these are some fun counting activities for preschoolers to practice their 1-2-3s! George is counting like crazy lately! I don’t know when, but it just clicked for him one day.