Preschoolers and toddlers will love these Crow Counting Mats! This hands-on activity is fun and can be used multiple times. This activity focuses mainly on the numbers 1 – 20, though there are blank pages for you to increase their learning.
Materials Needed
- white paper
- printer
- laminator
- colouring pencils
- scissors
- lead pencils
- eraser
- play dough
This activity can be used in a multitude of ways:
- Print out the coloured crow counting mats and the coloured crows. Laminate the mats and the individual crows. Have your child count out the correct number of crows and place them on the fence.
- Print out the coloured crow counting mats and laminate. Have your child create their own crows / birds out of playdough and place the correct number of crows / birds on each mat. They can also create their own numbers out of playdough and place them on the number.
- Print out the black and white crow counting mats and the black and white crows. Have your child colour and decorate the mats and crows with paints, crayons or markers before cutting out and laminating them. Have your child count out the correct number of crows and place them on the fence.
- Print out the black and white crow counting mats and the black and white crows. Have your child colour and decorate the mats and crows with paints, crayons or markers before cutting out and laminating them. Have your child create their own crows out of playdough and place the correct number of crows on each mat. They can also create their own numbers out of playdough and place them on the number.
- Counters. Instead of using the crows, children could use playdough to create their own balls or crows, or buttons, pompoms or any other counters or markers.
- There is a blank coloured and a blank black and white crow counting mat which can be used for counting numbers larger than 20. Use a dry erase marker or playdough to make a number for them and they can add the correct number of crows on the fence.
- Extra learning with the blank mats. Once children have completed learning their numbers, they can use the blank coloured or black and white mats to work on simple addition and subtraction sums. They can use the crows or create shapes out of play dough to use as counters. An example is – place two black and white crows and then add three coloured crows. Add the crows together and you have five.
To download your copy of this printable pack, click on the link below:
*** Crow Counting Mats ***