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Number activities for preschoolers don't have to be boring and just worksheets, make them fun so your preschooler will love math!
I love math. I’m a nerd, yes. But I love anything to do with numbers.
I really do hope I can pass this along to my kids by making learning activities about numbers and counting fun for them and not a chore.
As I’m typing this, Henry’s shouting excitedly as he’s counting how many things on his sprayer…though I’m not really sure what he’s counting exactly. He made it to 39 though!
Because I’m a huge math nerd I searched for easy and fun number activities for preschoolers.
My Favorite 40+ Number Activities for Preschoolers!
Try these activities to help preschoolers learn their ABCs!
Recognizing Numbers Activities for Preschoolers
Identifying numbers can be a learning experience for preschoolers (and younger!). Many of the ABC recognition activities can also be adjusted for numbers.
My kids love these 12 number activities for preschoolers to recognize numbers.
- Turn a number into sensory art – perfect for the 100th day of school!
- Go on a hunt for numbers and match it with the same number!
- Follow a number from start to finish in a maze.
- Trace numbers, really big!
- Little Family Fun created a parking lot with numbers.
- Pop! Find the number and pop it!
- Find and match playing cards.
- Have target practice with water balloons and numbers, like Motherhood on a Dime
- Make art! Do this paint by number canvas art.
- Use stickers and printable number cards to play hide and seek, from Teach Mama.
- Draw and paint over numbers with q-tips, like Toddler at Play!
- Clip and match with giant numbers from You’ve Got This Math!
Counting Activities for Preschoolers
Learning there’s a sequence to the numbers and what comes next. Try these 18 number activities to help preschoolers learn to count.
- Connect the dots! A simple past-time activity that reinforces the order of numbers.
- Upcycle a box into a puzzle of numbers!
- Create a maze of numbers to drive through. Can they count their way to the end?
- Stacking up boxes and counting how high you can go!
- Make a craft together with multiple pieces. Have your child do the counting!
- Count cars of a particular color while on the road, or semis, or vans, whatever suits their interest!
- Create a learning game with your ABC mat and number blocks. Choose a number block and pound the corresponding times with a hammer on the corresponding number mat!
- Let your child run an experiment and measure how much something holds! How many cups fit?
- Make puzzles with a picture. Cut apart and have your child put it back together again, from Growing in Kids Activities Blog.
- Use friendly animal crackers to practice counting and number recognition, like I Can Teach My Child.
- Measure objects (or yourself!) and count how big they are, from The Imagination Tree
- Count objects around the house. No Time For Flash Cards wants to know “How many doors do you have?”
- Play any board game, or make your own! Little Family Fun creates a fish race game!
- Count with LEGO! Do Play Learn likes to label a paper with numbers and count out the LEGO next to it.
- Snack time! Use dice and fruit snacks and play until you eat them all up, like Kids Activities Blog.
- Have a bean bag toss on the stairs, number them!
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One to One Correspondence Activities for Preschoolers
Knowing your numbers is one thing and knowing how to count is another. But being able to put them into context that they each have meaning is done with one to one correspondence.
Get ready for preschool with 35 name activities!
I love these 12 number activities that help a preschool practice one to one correspondence.
- Head out into nature and explore flowers. Count and compare flower petals!
- Go on a hunt for a number and match it to its corresponding dots.
- Build towers of blocks on a number mat, with the correct number of blocks high!
- Spark your child’s interest with their interests! A farming approach of loading grain bins with the corresponding number of pieces of “grain.”
- Have a newspaper throwing game and count up the newspaper balls, or how many you make, or miss!
- Make something in the kitchen together, or do an experiment and let your child measure out and do the counting.
- Sort through objects by color, and count how many you have of each!
- Fill a dump truck with objects (like Dominoes!) and count how many you can fit in there, like Inspiration Laboratories.
- Estimate first for some fun and then count item, from Teach Preschool.
- Have a counting race in the front yard and pick dandelions in the process!
- Roll a die (or two!) and practice one to one correspondence as kids build towers with blocks.
- Use a dice and small objects (like pom poms or corn kernels) and count them and fill up a tray.
Counting and number books that will get preschoolers excited about numbers:
- The Baker’s Dozen: A Counting Book
- I Spy Numbers
- One Big Building: A Counting Book About Construction (Know Your Numbers)
Do you actively work on numbers and counting with your child? Share your favorite activities!
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jemsbond says
great article it could be help for my 4 years old kids
ritika says
in this article, all activities are good but I liked Count cars of a particular color. It is an amazing activity. I will teach numbers to my 2 year old baby boy by this way. Thanks for sharing this awesome post.
Brenda says
Thank You
Megan Jia @infoparenting says
As a preschool teacher i would say These activities are really amazing and kids learn very much from this.
Anita Mahajan says
Awesome
I appreciate if some activities for the kids who’s parents can’t afford…and reahble to their means in time of pandemic specially when kids are not going out
Paul Flexi says
The activities you have shared are really very interesting and helps children to learn and grow more. Thank you for sharing!
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karan says
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Div says
Thanks for sharing such a long list of number activities for preschoolers.
Sarbinaz says
Very wonderful
NEHa says
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Obaapabi Mavis says
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Aruj Anjum says
Awesome
Simply loved these activities
Bernard Beduya says
I’m from the Philippines and I’m in in my initial stage of creating a book which will use Legos in teaching math. I’m scouring the Net for sources and I’m particularly keen on using one of your pictures on your site.
whitley olga says
Wow, excellent activities!! I can’t wait to try them all!
whitley says
Teaching your child about numbers is very important and it is an early preschool concept that most kids need to have mastered before they go to kindergarten. Not only will your child need to be able to count from 1 to 10, they will also need to know how to identify each of the numbers. In fact, your child has to learn their numbers before they can perform simple math problems. If you are homeschooling do try to include numbers in home preschool curriculum for toddlers. It’s fun and the right age to learn and enjoy with the wonderful concept of numbers.
Shaila says
Thank you for your lovely ideas.I loved most of them and going to apply them in my class soon.
Elizabeth Olushola says
The activities are quite educating & enlightening. well done and more grace to hands on a swegrow.
Erin says
Thank you for making this blog and sharing!
Go boy mama go!!
Fahreen says
Hello m looking for activity for identifying bigger numbers and smaller numbers
Bonani Moyo says
Love counting activities as well as colouring ,,,this is just awesome. Thank you
Ms. Jordan says
Thanks for sharing your hands-on activities . I needed more for this year’s smarties.
Melissa says
Great ideas! :)
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Shelly says
Looking forward to some great ideas pre K to start our new year..
ELENA says
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Maha says
Very useful methods. Thanks for sharing.
Rosalyn L Smith says
Great ideals on math lessons with a great low cost in mind!
Thanks!
Jamie Reimer says
Thanks Rosalyn!
Darshana Bhatt says
I am learning Diplomacy in Early Childhood …..I found the activities useful for my project….thanks
Jamie Reimer says
You’re welcome!
Kelly says
There are so many great ideas in your list. I need to use a few of them with my Sassyfras. My boys are great with math, but she struggles some concepts.
Beth says
So many great ideas! Thanks for sharing =-) Say… how did you get the super cool Pinterest icon to appear over the pictures!! I LOVE it & would LOVE to do it as well =-)
Beth
Jamie says
Beth, its a WordPress Plugin. I’m not sure how to do it on Blogger, I’ve looked for it without any luck yet.
Margaret says
My son shocked me the other day with counting. I was measuring using a tablespoon and he counted for me. He would say the number first and I would repeat, then he would say the next number and so on. He made it to 13 before stopping! To that point, he had counted to ten. He just turned 2 this week and doesn’t know numerals but counting is coming along quickly. So, a child doesn’t necessarily need to be able to identify numerals before starting to count.