If you’re seeking counting math activities that are both engaging and meaningful for your kindergarteners, you might want to consider monthly themed counting mats. Check out this fantastic Count and Match Monthly Bundle For Little Learners that provides a full year of counting practice for your little ones!
Count & Match Number Sense 1 – 30 Monthly Bundle + Addition Mat
This bundle of Count & Match Number Sense is complete with 11 months of themes and covers numbers 1-30. These fun, engaging themed counting mats, along with the bonus addition mat, are perfect for your math stations or morning buckets. These versatile mats are perfect for independent work, partnering or small group activities. Students have fun while focusing on one-to-one correspondence and object-to-numeral matching skills. You can even use higher numbered mats or include the addition/subtraction mats to differentiate the activity.
Includes:
- Monthly Themed Number Mats 1-30 in full-color and black/white options
- Printable Counters to match the monthly theme in full-color and black/white options (However, I love to use themed manipulatives such as mini erasers. Check out my Amazon store for selection.)
- Addition/subtraction Mat
- Matching Response/Recording Sheet
Monthly Themes:
- August – Coconut Tree & Coconuts (Chicka Chicka Boom Boom)
- September – Apple Tree & Apples
- October – Pumpkin & Pumpkin Seeds
- November – Turkey & Turkey Feathers
- December – Gingerbread Houses & Candies
- January – Snowmen & Buttons
- February – Heart Box & Chocolates
- March – Rainbow & Buttons
- April – Umbrella & Raindrops
- May – Spring & Butterflies
- June – Beach & Seashells
Standards:
K.OA.A.1 Represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings, sounds (e.g., claps), acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions, or equations.
K.CC.B.4c Understand that each successive number name refers to a quantity that is one larger.
K.CC.B.4b Understand that the last number name said tells the number of objects counted. The number of objects is the same regardless of their arrangement or the order in which they were counted.
K.CC.B.4a When counting objects, say the number names in the standard order, pairing each object with one and only one number name and each number name with one and only one object.
K.CC.B.4 Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality.
K.CC.A.3 Write numbers from 0 to 20. Represent a number of objects with a written numeral 0-20 (with 0 representing a count of no objects).
K.CC.A.2 Count forward beginning from a given number within the known sequence (instead of having to begin at 1).
K.CC.A.1 Count to 100 by ones and by tens.
