This is a simple, easy-prep game you can use to teach more and less to your prekinders.
I used bear counters, but the possibilities are endless. You could use Unifix cubes, flat floral marbles, foam craft shapes, or any other manipulatives to match your theme.
Prepare the activity:
I chose two colors of the bear counters and put them in two baskets (I used red and blue). I used a wooden cube from the craft store to make color dice. You can use white dot stickers, color them the colors you need for your game, and attach them to the sides of the cube. The stickers can be pulled off later to reuse the wooden cube for another game. Since I couldn’t find my dot stickers, I wrapped masking tape around the cube and drew colored dots on the sides of the cube. I gave the dice 3 red sides and 3 blue sides, since you only need to use two colors.
Print out a copy of the grid paper (link at bottom) for each child.
Here’s how to play:
Children roll the cube and name the color. Take a bear of the same color out of the basket and place it in a square on the grid. Continue rolling the cube and placing a bear on the grid until the whole grid is full (one bear per square). Then have children sort the bear colors they have by putting the red ones on one side of their mat and the blue ones on the other side. Count how many of each color. Which has the most, least, or same amount?
Put the bears back in the basket and keep playing!
Download the Math Grids
Note: This is a free printable, just click to download.
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Great activity!
Thank you!
You are amazing …my professor is video me in a small group, this would work great. Do you have another idea i could use ?
Thank you so much! I can use this as an assessment tool!!
What a wonderful way to work on more and less! I have pinned this post.
Simple and clever, the children will love this!
Thank you
Good concept. I am going to try it out with my children. Thanks.
very nice one. i will enjoy to play and try with other option also.thank you a lot.
This is amazing game ..
thank you again for your wonderful ideas!
i’ll use them during this week in class.
Thank you! This easy games fits into so many Work Sampling Online Standards–yay!
Hello Karen,
Thank you for sharing your ideas with me for your Pre-K program. I am always looking for new and exciting ways to keep the children interested in learning.
God Bless!
Lisa Alley
I love it. Very helpful
Another great idea! The kids will love this one! Thanks.
Counting, sorting, colors, comparing–this idea has it all! Love the simplicity but appreciate all the skills it covers.
wonderful group activity not only to engage kids but also strengthening their concept. thanks
Thanks! This is very helpful because we are doing this skill(1 more/1 less) in Math.
Thanks, this game is very helpful .
Thank you ! It is ver y helpful.
Thank you!! Great activity and the students love it!
Thanks for the grids. I look farward to using them with my students. I will be using them for greater and less than and for counting as well. You have wonderful ideas.
It’s a nice and simple game
Thank you for your wonderful ideas.
Great idea.
Love it!
Thanks for sharing with us ^.^v
Great game. Our kids will learn a lot of thing through game. Thanks for sharing