![]() Another math activity using bottle caps, Learn with Play at Home shared a series of math activities from a simple bottle cap picture.Ģ3. A waterbead sensory bin turns into a Shark Math activity with the addition of some free printables from Living Montessori Now.Ģ2. Gather some bottle caps and print off this free printable from Messy Little Monster for some ladybug-inspired summer math.ġ9. Or, if your child would prefer to play with some Lego, check out this Lego addition activity from Mama Papa Bubba.Ģ0. Another math activity based on a book, Buggy and Buddy got their inspiration for this creative counting activity from Dr. A fun twist on practicing equations, Left Brain Craft Brain made some DIY math scratch cards.ġ8. Modern Preschool generously shares these watermelon counting cards to be used with some play dough, although you could easily substitute beans or laminate them and draw the seeds on (and wipe them off after).ġ7. Magnets and dice provide some fine motor practice for this free dice game from Measured Mom.ġ5. Help children understand different representations of numbers and practice number recognition with this dice game from Danya Banya.ġ6. The Sum Swamp board game uses addition and subtraction to allow players to progress in the game.ġ4. Similar to their play dough idea, Mama Papa Bubba also have this fun berry subtraction idea, with a special twist on how the subtracting is done…ġ3. Play dough subtraction smash - doesn’t that just sound fun?! A great math activity from Mama Papa Bubba.ġ2. (You can also buy a set.)ġ0. I love spending only a few minutes setting up an activity that the kids get tons of use and learning from - which is exactly what this cute mailbox set-up from Arts and Crackers offers! Letters, numbers, shapes, colours, and simple equations… the possibilities for this invitation to learn are endless!ġ1. A magnetic fishing game has been on my DIY-to-do list forever, and I’m feeling more motivated after seeing this math magnetic fishing game from Messy Little Monster and this one from Buggy and Buddy. How cute is this Spring Lambs counting activity from Adventures of Adam? My daughter is obsessed with Shawn the Sheep, but I immediately think of counting sheep for bedtime… although this might make that too fun!ĩ. I love mixing sensory activities for kids in with other subjects, so this Play Dough Math activity from Simple Learning for Kids is right up my alley.Ĩ. Laminate the printables to get more use out of them.Ħ. Any card game can be a great introduction to numbers. Learning2Walk (who provides the free CVC printables for our series) has three free math game printables, for shape recognition, graphing, and a math board game. Learn Play Imagine shares the delicious idea to practice skip counting with some candy, and her son also took the opportunity to form numbers out of M&Ms!ĥ. ![]() What about counting watermelon seeds with Watermelon Play Dough for a sensory bonus.Ĥ. Buggy and Buddy have a similar painting activity here.ģ. The Measured Mom is a treasure trove of printables, including this fun colouring race and suggests a few ways to play for different children. Buggy and Buddy have so many cute book activity ideas! We love this DIY shape recognition and counting game based on the Pete the Cat & His Four Groovy Buttons book.Ģ. Using a math game can make learning fun, creating positive associations with math processes and numbers and allow children to see real-world representations of math concepts.ġ. While I’m a huge fan of hands-on math using Montessori Materials, sometimes it’s just a bit of fun to use math games or math activities to get kids excited about math!Ĭhildren develop real interests often when something fascinates them, challenges them just the right amount, and they discover they are pretty good at something. For more details, see our Full Disclosure. Welcome back to Sugar, Spice & Glitter! Please note, this post may contain affiliate links.
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