I’m using these play dough mats along with my Christmas Theme this month. These will help children with fine motor skills as they practice counting and numeral identification. You can find many more Play Dough Math Mats here, as well as a set of Gingerbread House mats. To prepare the mats, print and either laminate or […]
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Christmas Advent Calendar
Here’s a printable Christmas Advent Calendar you can make with your preschool children. This is for those who teach in Christian preschool programs. To make this advent calendar, or Christmas count-down, print the two pages and attach to a 12×18 inch sheet of construction paper. I didn’t write the poem, but it’s one that has circulated through […]
Halloween Treat Bag Topper
Here’s a printable Halloween treat bag topper for candy corn that teachers can give to students. Okay, so I know this is very last-minute. If you do this stuff at the last minute, you’re in good company, because that’s how I roll apparently. I don’t know why. So, if this is too late for you this […]
Farm Yard Play Dough Counting Mats
Use these Farm Play Dough Mats to combine fine motor and math skills in a fun way. You can find many more Play Dough Mats here. I’m using these mats along with my Farm Unit this month. To prepare the mats, just print and either laminate or slip into clear page protectors. I usually put them in page […]
Spider Ring Counting Game
Here’s a Halloween math idea for October. This Spider Ring Counting Game is an activity we did recently in my classroom during small group, and the kids loved it. Even the children who usually don’t want to sit down and practice counting… loved it. Amazon affiliate links are included in this post. I first want to […]
Marker Estimation Jars
These are the estimation jars I had in my classroom math center recently. Our school library (in a PreK-8th grade school where I once taught) there was an estimation jar with a lot of little items in it, such as jelly beans. It was not easy even for me to estimate a big jar full […]