Students count out the buttons, place them on the mat, and then practice writing the number. The mats are easy to prep and work especially well for math centers, small groups, morning work, independent practice, and early math activities.

Students can use buttons, mini erasers, play dough, or small puff balls from the craft section. (Please supervise students while using small manipulatives.)

Laminate the mats and pair them with a dry-erase marker for a reusable activity students can enjoy again and again.

I’ve also included printable button pieces in both color and black and white if you’d rather use the included pieces instead of manipulatives.

What’s Included

• Number 1–20 full-page counting mats
• Number 1–20 half-page counting mats
• Number 1–20 quarter-page counting mats
• All mat sizes are included in color and black and white
• Printable button pieces in color and black and white

Great For

• Counting practice 1–20
• Number recognition
• One-to-one correspondence
• Number writing practice
• Math centers
• Small groups
• Independent math practice
• Preschool and kindergarten math
• Early elementary number activities
• Hands-on counting activities

A simple, low-prep way to add some hands-on counting and number practice to your classroom! 

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These versatile mats are perfect for preschool, pre-K, and kindergarten math centers, small groups, independent practice, or early math activities. Students can use teddy bear cookies, mini erasers, play dough, or small puff balls from the craft section to build each number. They can also practice writing the number right on the mat.

For easy reuse, laminate the pages and use a dry-erase marker for number-writing practice. The mats can be used again and again, making them a fun addition to your early childhood math activities.

I’ve also included printable teddy bear pieces in both color and black and white, so you can choose the option that works best for your students and classroom.

What’s Included:

• Number 1-20 full-page counting mats
• Number 1-20 half-page counting mats
• Number 1-20 quarter-page counting mats
• All mats included in color and black & white
• Printable teddy bear pieces in color and black & white

Skills Practiced:

• Counting 1-20
• Number recognition
• One-to-one correspondence
• Number formation and writing
• Fine motor skills
• Hands-on early math practice

Whether you’re setting up a teddy bear picnic theme, refreshing your math centers, or looking for an engaging way to practice numbers 1-20, these counting mats give students a playful way to learn through hands-on practice.

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These Monthly Homework Bingo cards are a fun way to reinforce what is being taught at school each month. Your students will get to choose fun between all kinds of fun activities and games with shapes, counting, colors, rhyming reading, movement, family activities, addition, measurement, drawing, and so much more!

They are a great alternative to traditional homework and make reviewing at home fun!

Each month is filled with different activities and even some season and holiday activities.

All of the activities and concepts are geared toward kindergarten.

What’s included:

The months included are August through May. They come in both color and black and white printing options.

I’ve included a set that has the title, Homework Bingo, and another set that has the title, Choice Bingo.

Prep is quick and easy… Just print the bingo cards and you have a fun homework alternative for the month!

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These no-prep number bingo cards are perfect for class parties, math centers, small groups, as a whole class reward, on sub days, family math nights, or for Fun Fridays! They are also a great way to review number recognition!

What’s Included:

Included are 30 different bingo cards and a set of teacher calling cards.

Laminating the bingo cards and calling cards is suggested.

Numbers 1-50 are included on the cards.

Prep is quick and easy… Just print the bingo cards, print and cut the calling cards and you’re ready for a fun game!

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These no prep crack the code math pages are perfect for early finishers, fast finishers, homework, small groups, morning work, centers, and as multiplication practice.

What’s Included:

10 Crack the Code self-checking puzzles practicing multiplication. The codes that will be broken are all Valentine’s Day-related kid jokes. Includes answer key for each page.

Prep is quick and easy… Just print and go! Your students will love finding the answer to the jokes by solving the math problems.

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These no-prep telling time bingo cards are perfect to use as part of your telling time unit, in small math groups, as a whole class reward, on sub days, or for Fun Fridays!

Included are 30 different bingo cards and a set of 24 teacher-calling cards. This set is for telling time to the hour and half-hour. There are 2 different sets of teacher calling cards to choose from, digital clocks, or just the time.

Laminating the bingo cards and calling cards is suggested.

Prep is quick and easy… Just print the bingo cards, print and cut the calling cards and you’re ready for a telling time review game!

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This quick-prep pot of gold count the room center is a perfect way to incorporate movement in your math center rotation. This is a great way to allow your students to get up and move about the classroom while being on task.

Simply tape the 20 pot of gold-themed cards around the room. The student will then find each of the cards, count the number of coins on the pot/s, and write the number in the pots on the included recording sheets.

What’s included:

20 numbered count the room cards that are St. Patrick’s Day Pot of Gold-themed.

2 recording sheets – one with numbers 1-10 and one with numbers 1-20 so the activity can be differentiated.

The pot of gold cards come in both color and black and white printing options

If you use it as a center, laminating is suggested for longer use.

Prep is quick and easy… Just print the pot of gold cards and place them around the room and you’re set for a fun St. Patrick’s Day -themed center for the week or month!

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These no-prep Addition and Subtraction Board Games are a fun, hands-on way to practice addition and subtraction within 20 and build number fluency.

These board games are a fun and engaging addition to your math center rotation, used in small groups, or can be sent home to play with family members. You can easily differentiate the game too!

They can be played with 1-4 players and you can play using a die or using the spinners that are included. All of the game boards are everyday- themed.

What’s included:

10 board games

-2 boards with addition to 10

-2 boards with addition to 20

-2 boards with subtraction 10 and below.

-2 boards with subtraction 20 and below.

-2 boards of mixed addition and subtraction.

4 spinners

12 kid game pieces

Comes in both color and black and white printing options

If you use as a center, laminating is suggested for longer use.

Prep is quick and easy… Just print the game boards and you’re ready for a fun addition or subtraction activity!

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Get this as part of my HalloweenCenters Bundle Math and Literacy Bundle and save big.

This engaging witch number sense sort is a fun hands-on way to reinforce number sense. This center is easy for the students to use and will help them build their number recognition and number sense. They work great for early finishers, are a great addition to math centers, or can be used in small groups.

The student will set out each number witch. They will then sort the bubbles showing the numbers in different ways, tally marks, domino, fingers, and ten frame, to the correct snowman.

Here’s what’s included:

Witch in numbers 1-10

4 bubbles displaying each number to 10 in4 different ways.

The center comes in both color and black and white printing options.

Prep is easy… Just print, cut and you’re ready for a fun Halloween number sense activity!

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Save big and buy this as part of my Ten Frame Task Cards Making Ten With Friends Bundle

These task cards are easy for the students to use and will help them with number recognition, basic addition, and counting on. Using the ten frames will reinforce the students’ understanding of these concepts. They work great for early finishers and are a great addition to math centers. The included recording sheet will keep the students accountable for their center time.

Included are 15 task cards, a recording sheet, a label for storage, and printable manipulative. These cards work wonderfully with the small seasonal mini erasers available in the Target dollar section, Oriental Trading, or Amazon.

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These counting mats are a fun way to practice numbers. The students will help gather the correct number of ocean creatures. They can then practice writing the number. Laminate the pages so they can be reused over and over with a dry erase marker.

We used ocean creature mini erasers. I have also included a page of printable fish both in color and black and white.

There are

Number 1-20 in full page size mats

Numbers 1-20 half page mats

Numbers 1-20 quarter page mats

All come in both color and black and white.

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This center is easy for the students to use and will help them build their number recognition and number sense. They work great for early finishers, are a great addition to math centers or can be used in small groups.

The student will set out each number gingerbread cookie. They will then sort the snowballs showing the numbers in different ways, tally marks, domino, fingers and ten frame, to the correct gingerbread cookie It comes in both color and black and white printing option.

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This center is easy for the students to use and will help them practice their addition to 10. They work great for early finishers, are a great addition to math centers, or can be used in small groups.

The student will set out each number gingerbread house They will choose a gift, solve the addition problem on it and give it to the correct number gingerbread house It comes in both color and black and white printing option.

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This packet includes the following pages

-1 reindeer can, have, are plus cut and paste answer sheet.

-4 reindeer facts writing pages 2 pages are writing paper

-1 crack the code math sheet addition includes an answer key.

-1 reindeer color by code CVC words

-1-word search reviewing penguin vocabulary includes answer key

-1 let’s describe reindeer writing page

-2 Pages of reindeer vocabulary cards – black and white and color option

-3 Addition/subtraction math sheet – differentiated

-1 Greater or less than math sheet

-3 Pages of spinner addition – differentiated

-2 If I had a reindeer writing/drawing pages 1 page is writing paper

-2 If I was a reindeer I would writing/drawing pages 1 page is writing paper

-1 My reindeer book cover page

-2 ABC order reindeer words plus write a sentence using 2 of the words. 1 regular lines and one handwriting paper.

-All About Reindeer writing page

-1 Real or nonsense word sort

-1 Hundreds chart hunt

-1 reindeer count and graph

-1 Telling time page

-1 Set of 6 write the room cards -penguin vocabulary

-1 Writing sheet to use for write the room

-1 reindeer body parts color poster

-2 penguin body parts fill in the blank pages 1 write in the answer 1 cut and paste option

-6 page All About Reindeer emergent reader

-1 All about reindeer activity booklet craft using a piece of construction paper

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These Christmas number board games are a fun way to build number recognition.

These board games are a fun and engaging addition to your math center rotation, used in small groups, or can be sent home to play with family members.

They can be played with 1-4 players and you can play using a die or using the spinners that are included. All of the game boards are Christmas

-themed.

Included is

10 board games

2 boards of numbers 1-5

2 boards of numbers 1-10

2 boards of teen numbers

2 boards of ’20s

2 boards of mixed numbers 1-30

4 spinners

12 kid game pieces

Comes in both color and black and white printing options

If you use it as a center, laminating is suggested for longer use.

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These counting mats are a fun way to practice numbers. The students will help gather the correct number of corn. They can then practice writing the number. Laminate the pages so they can be reused over and over with a dry erase marker.

We used corn pops cereal. I have also included a page of printable corn both in color and black and white.

There are

Number 1-20 in full page size mats

Numbers 1-20 half page mats

Numbers 1-20 quarter page mats

All come in both color and black and white.

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These no-prep Halloween number board games are a fun, hands-on way to practice numbers to thirty and build number recognition.

These board games are a fun and engaging addition to your math center rotation, used in small groups, or can be sent home to play with family members. You can easily differentiate the game too!

They can be played with 1-4 players and you can play using a die or using the spinners that are included. All of the game boards are general Halloween themed.

What’s included:

10 board games

2 boards of numbers 1-5

2 boards of numbers 1-10

2 boards of teen numbers

2 boards of 20’s

2 boards of mixed numbers 1-30

4 spinners

12 kid game pieces

Comes in both color and black and white printing options

If you use it as a center, laminating is suggested for longer use.

Prep is quick and easy… Just print the game boards and you’re ready for a fun Halloween number recognition activity!

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Get this as part of my Counting Mats Bundle and save big.

These counting mats are a fun hands-on way to practice numbers. The students will help gather the correct number of candy corn. They can then practice writing the number. Laminate the pages so they can be reused over and over with a dry erase marker.

These work great for math centers and during small groups.

We used real candy corn or you can use play dough or small puff balls from the craft section. I have also included a page of candy corn pieces both in color and black and white in case you’d like to use those.

Here’s what’s included:

Number 1-20 in full page size mats

Numbers 1-20 half page mats

Numbers 1-20 quarter page mats

Printable candy corn pieces

All come in both color and black and white.

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…

Cindy L. says “I laminated the pages and the kids loved counting and eating the candy corn we fed the monsters.”

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Perfect for math centers, small groups, morning work, independent practice, intervention, or early finishers, these reusable addition mats give students multiple ways to practice addition in a fun seasonal format.

What’s Included:

2 Addition Mat Options

• A mat where students solve the problem and place the printed number answer in the box.
• A reusable mat where students write the answer with a dry-erase (Expo) marker. Simply laminate the mat for repeated use!

Addition Facts Included

• Addition problems within 10
• Addition problems within 20

 Recording Sheet

• Great for accountability, assessment, or independent practice.

 Color & Black-and-White Versions

• Save on ink or print colorful center activities, both options are included!

Hands-On Learning Ideas

Students can count and solve each problem using:

• Pumpkin seeds
• Play dough balls
• Pom-poms
• The included printable pumpkin seed counters

This interactive approach helps strengthen number sense, one-to-one correspondence, counting strategies, and addition fluency while making math practice fun.

Perfect For:

• Fall Math Centers
• Pumpkin Theme Activities
• Small Groups
• Independent Work
• Morning Work
• Math Intervention
• Homeschool
• Kindergarten Math
• First Grade Math

These Pumpkin Addition Mats are an easy-prep, reusable resource that brings a little fall fun to your math block while giving students meaningful practice with addition facts to 20.

Skills Covered:

• Addition within 10
• Addition within 20
• Counting strategies
• Number sense
• Math fluency
• Hands-on math practice

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These addition mats are a fun hands-on way to practice addition facts. They are perfect for small groups, individual work, centers, or morning work.

There are 2 mat options, one that the student can place the printed number answer in the box to finish the problem and the second sheet allows them to write in the answer with an Expo marker. You would need to laminate the mat for this option so it could be erased.

We used apple mini erasers for counting. You could also use play dough balls or pom pom balls. There is a sheet of small printable apples you can use too.

There are

Addition problems 1-10 and

Addition problems 1-20

Recording Sheet

All come in both color and black and white.

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These addition mats are a fun hands-on way to practice addition facts.. They are perfect for small groups, individual work, centers or morning work.

There are 2 mat options, one that the student can place the printed number answer in the box to finish the problem and the second sheet allows them to write in the answer with a Expo marker. You would need to laminate the mat for this option so it could be erased.

We used Cookie Crisp cereal for counting. You could also use play dough balls or pom pom balls.

There are

Addition problems 1-10 and

Addition problems 1-20

Recording Sheet

All come in both color and black and white.

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These quick-prep addition mats are an engaging way to practice addition facts. They are perfect for small groups, individual work, centers, or morning work.

What’s included:

There are two mat options:

• one where the student can place the printed number answer in the box to finish the problem
• the second sheet allows them to write the answer with an Expo marker. You would need to laminate the mat for this option so it can be erased.

We used red counters for counting. You could also use red puff balls from the craft section or play dough balls.

There are

• Addition problems 1-10
• Addition problems 1-20
• A recording sheet

All come in both color and black and white.

Prep is quick and easy! Just print, and cut out the addition problems and you’re set for a fun addition review game for your students to play!

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID….

George M. says, “My kids thought this was so fun. They didnt realize that they were learning addition! The graphics were so kid friendly. ”

Brittney K. says, We had a whole pizza day in the classroom and the kids loved this resource.”

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These addition mats are a fun hands-on way to practice addition facts. They are perfect for small groups, individual work, centers, or morning work.

There are 2 mat options, one that the student can place the printed number answer in the box to finish the problem and the second sheet allows them to write in the answer with an Expo marker. You would need to laminate the mat for this option so it could be erased.

We used mini marshmallows for counting. You could also use white pom pom balls from the craft section or white play dough balls.

There are

Addition problems 1-10 and

Addition problems 1-20

Recording Sheet

All come in both color and black and white.

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These quick-prep addition mats are an engaging way to practice addition facts. They are perfect for small groups, individual work, centers, or morning work.

What’s included:

There are two mat options:

• one where the student can place the printed number answer in the box to finish the problem
• the second sheet allows them to write the answer with an Expo marker. You would need to laminate the mat for this option so it can be erased.

We used candy conversation hearts for counting. You could also use colorful puff balls from the craft section or play dough balls.

There are

• Addition problems 1-10
• Addition problems 1-20
• A recording sheet

All come in both color and black and white.

Prep is quick and easy! Just print, and cut out the addition problems and you’re set for a fun Valentine’s Day-themed addition review game for your students to play!

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID….

Shannon P. says, “My students loved using this activity! It made practicing addition so much more fun! Thanks!”

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