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More Grid Games

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Grid Games help kids practice counting, subitizing, 1:1 correspondence, and numeral identification. These are simple games that kids can learn to play independently.

More Math Grid Games from PreKinders.com

You can place these in the Math Center, change them out with each theme or each month, and kids will automatically know how to use them.

There are more grid games at this link that use specific manipulatives. This set of grid games was made to finish out all of the themes. So now all of my themes have a grid game to go with it.

How to Prepare the Grid Games

They are so easy to prepare! Just print them out and slip into a clear page protector (or laminate). Get a game die or make one with a wooden cube. You can use a die with dots or numerals. Gather some manipulatives to use: flat floral marbles, plastic colored chips, Unifix cubes, mini erasers — there are lots of possibilities!

How to Play Grid Games

Roll the game die and either identify the number of dots or the numeral on it. Count out the same amount of manipulatives and place each manipulative on one picture on the grid.

Children will continue to roll the game die and cover pictures until the whole grid is full.

Each game includes a 10 space grid game (for beginners) and a 20 space grid game (for counting higher). I have begun re-making these games, and the new sets have an additional 30 space grid game as well as both color and blackline versions. A teacher asked me if I would make grid games with 30 spaces, so I will add a game with 30 for each theme as time permits.

How to Differentiate the Games for Different Learners

Make your own dice by using a wooden cube and permanent marker. You can also put sticker dots on the cube and draw on the sticker. That way, the stickers can be removed if you need to change it.

If you have a child who can only count up to 3, make a die with numerals 0-4 on it (or dots). That way they can practice counting higher than 3, but they can be more successful than they would with a 1-6 die.

You might want to make one game die per student and just change that student’s stickers as they progress. I store my dice in an ice cube tray.

Another way to differentiate this game is by printing two of the mats (say a 10 space game and a 20 space game), then place them back-to-back in a page protector. Kids can just flip the mat to the side they need.

Need more grid games? Click the link for more.

Download the Grid Games

To download, just click each image or the green button below. These are free printables.

Dinosaur Grid Game

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Monkey Grid Game

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Pets Grid Game

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Wild Animal Grid Game

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Pumpkin Grid Game

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Fire Safety Grid Game

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Thanksgiving Grid Game

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Gingerbread Grid Game

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Valentines Grid Game

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St. Patricks Grid Game

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Easter Spring Grid Game

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Earth Day Grid Games

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Space Grid Games

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  1. Tara Rison says

    December 29, 2009 at 11:03 pm

    Thanks so much! Great addition! I will direct my readers/customers to them.

    Hope you had a wonderful Christmas and are enjoying the break.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      December 30, 2009 at 12:31 am

      Thanks so much, Tara! Nice to hear from you. Hope you had a great Christmas, too!

      Reply
      • Esther says

        September 13, 2017 at 2:45 am

        Thanks for the grid game which you send mailed me. Children will enjoy playing it. I except more from you mam. Have a nice day.

        Reply
    • Nidia P. says

      April 4, 2017 at 12:36 am

      Hello, Thank you for all the great resources you share. What manipulative did you use with the pets and wild animals grid games?

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      • Karen Cox says

        April 4, 2017 at 1:56 pm

        Hi Nidia,

        Most of the time I use floral gems from the craft store to cover them (I call them flat marbles in class). You can also use plastic chips or Unifix cubes or mini erasers.

        Reply
      • Cable says

        January 15, 2018 at 12:57 pm

        For the pets I used cut-outs of dog bones and for the lions, I used cut-outs of circus tents. For the monkeys, I used cut- out bananas.

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  2. Caren says

    January 18, 2010 at 4:44 pm

    Thanks so much for all of the wonderful resources you make available. I use so much of your material in my prek classroom!

    Reply
  3. debbie says

    May 1, 2011 at 10:06 pm

    I just discovered your site, I love the grids for the Ocean.
    Thank You soooo much, I’m going to use them in my classroom this week.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      May 1, 2011 at 10:28 pm

      Thanks, Debbie!

      Reply
  4. April says

    September 8, 2012 at 12:06 pm

    My teacher friend just showed me your site. I am a teacher in Haiti so all of our resources are rather limited. I highly appreciate you making your wonderful materials available to us at no cost!

    Reply
  5. Therese says

    September 13, 2012 at 1:14 am

    I love games especially with easy to use materials. Thank you so much for these game mats and wonderful ideas!
    Therese

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  6. Shari says

    October 10, 2012 at 5:00 pm

    Thank you Karen for all of the fabulous ideas and resources. You also encourage my creative process 🙂
    I used your empty master grid, added pictures of my students and myself and entitled it “My school friends – Grid Game”. The children love it and it also assists in learning the names of their new peers.

    Reply
  7. Kelly says

    November 25, 2012 at 6:13 pm

    Thank you….thank you….thank you for your wonderful resources!!!!!

    Reply
  8. Jessica says

    November 27, 2012 at 4:34 pm

    This is exactly what I need for my little preschoolers!

    Reply
  9. Sue says

    November 28, 2012 at 12:19 am

    Karen,
    Vanessa speaks very highly of you and I can see why. Thank you for the wonderful resources you’ve posted. They are exactly what I need for my roll and stamp math games. I have introduced many pre-k teachers to your website. Continue doing a great work. From all of us in pre-k land THANK YOU!!!!

    Reply
  10. Toni says

    November 30, 2012 at 9:46 pm

    Just started using your grid games this week with my preschool class, WHAT A HIT!!!
    Love your updates, so inspirational!! I can always find just the right idea to incorporate into my curriculum.

    Thank you!!!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      December 2, 2012 at 10:31 pm

      Thanks Toni!

      Reply
  11. Denise says

    January 26, 2013 at 12:53 pm

    My kindergarten class has used many of your grids over the last year or two. At first we use them with one to one correspondence. Later in the year, each students chooses a specific color counter or pop-cube to mark their places. At the end of the game when the board is full. The students have to roll a die that is marked with MORE or LESS. This way the person with less spaces covered is actually the winner, sometimes. Also a good way for them to see and compare More and Less. I love your website and all of the printables you share.
    Thanks so very much!
    Denise

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  12. Kelly says

    February 3, 2013 at 5:34 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing!! These are wonderful!!! 🙂

    Reply
  13. Shannon says

    February 28, 2017 at 1:10 pm

    Thank you for expanding the number of spaces on the grid games. It’s much appreciated!

    Reply
  14. Pamela Johanna Cceres Ruiz says

    March 2, 2017 at 12:10 pm

    Thanks so much. It’s much appreciated.

    Reply
  15. Grace Rios says

    September 26, 2017 at 2:22 pm

    Thank you so much for these fantastic grid games! I’ve used them with my preschoolers and now with my grandson!

    Reply
  16. Jeannie says

    May 21, 2018 at 4:44 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing such great grid games to help the children enjoy math in a fun way. All the seasons are included and that is so great. Keep bringing all these helps for us.. it is much appreciated.

    Jeannie W.

    Reply
  17. Alyssa says

    December 11, 2018 at 8:58 am

    Thank you SO SO much!

    Reply

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