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Christmas Tree Play Dough Math Mats

By Karen Cox | Affiliate Disclosure | Filed Under: Christmas Theme, Play Dough Math Mats

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.

Christmas Math Play Dough Mats @PreKinders.com

To prepare the mats, print and either laminate or slip them into clear page protectors. I usually put them in page protectors and hook them together with metal binder rings. The top of each mat says, “Put [#] ornaments on the tree.” Children will identify the numeral on each page, and count out the correct number of ornaments to place on the tree.

There’s also a toddler mat for children who are not ready for counting yet, but need the fine motor practice. This mat simply says, “Put some ornaments on the tree.”

Christmas Math Play Dough Mats @PreKinders.com

Children can use play dough to make the ornaments by rolling it into little balls. If you prefer not to use play dough, you can use buttons, craft pom-pom balls, flat floral marbles, or bingo chips.

Download the Christmas Play Dough Mats

Note: This printable is FREE. Just click to download.

Download the Christmas Counting Mats:

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Download the Christmas Toddler Mats:

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Christmas Books to Read with This Activity


The elfkins graphics used to make these mats came from Scrappin Doodles and the tree graphic came from GraphicsFactory.com.

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  1. Jessica says

    November 27, 2012 at 9:00 pm

    Thank you for another great freebie! You are so creative and kind to share so much of your work!

    ~Jessica
    Fun in PreK-1

    Reply
    • Karen says

      November 27, 2012 at 9:26 pm

      Thanks, Jessica!

      Reply
  2. Bobbi Capwell says

    November 27, 2012 at 10:17 pm

    I love the Mats. My teachers absolutely think you are a genius. The kids are enjoying so much. Thank you

    Reply
  3. Kelli says

    November 27, 2012 at 10:36 pm

    Love it! Thank you for all of your ideas. You are appreciated!!

    Reply
  4. iftikar says

    November 27, 2012 at 11:59 pm

    Thank You so much ,I like the idea.

    Reply
  5. Pamela Mullen says

    November 28, 2012 at 7:41 am

    I can’t wait to use these mats in my class! Thanks so much.

    Reply
  6. Pamela Mullen says

    November 28, 2012 at 7:42 am

    I can’t wait to use the mats in my class! Thanks so much.

    Reply
  7. marelag26 says

    November 28, 2012 at 7:35 pm

    Thank you for these Christmas trees, mi students will love to decorate with ornaments.

    Reply
  8. Jen says

    November 28, 2012 at 7:49 pm

    I just wanted to say thanks for sharing all your great ideas! I am a school based OT whose preschool students have so much fun playing your games- especially the play dough mats.

    Reply
  9. Denise says

    November 29, 2012 at 9:27 am

    Thanks so much, Karen, for the playdough mats. I printed some of the toddler ones so I could be more versatile with directions. I think they would be nice for sorting mats, too.

    Reply
  10. fatima says

    November 30, 2012 at 3:02 am

    You are so kind to share this wonderful idea with us.

    Thank you:-)

    Reply
  11. elizabeth says

    December 3, 2012 at 4:05 pm

    I LOVE ALL OF THE GREAT IDEALS THAT ARE FOR CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR . I WORK IN A CLASSROOM WITH THREE YEAR OLDS. SO IAM VERY BUSY AND HARD TO FINR ENOUGH TIME TO GET EVERYTHING DONE FOR THE ROOM. SO ALL THE HELP IS GREAT TO HAVE. SO THANK YOU AND HAVE A GOOD ONE. GREATTTTTTTTTTT IDEALS.

    Reply
  12. flo says

    January 1, 2013 at 11:33 am

    I love all of these ideas and more! I also think it is a great idea to slip the christmas mats in plastic transperency covers! Why didn’t I think of that?

    Reply

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