Jar Counting Mats

Preschoolers and toddlers will love these Jar 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 jar counting mats and the coloured hearts. Laminate the mats and the individual hearts. Have your child count out the correct number of hearts and place them on the jar.
• Print out the coloured jar counting mats and laminate. Have your child create their own hearts or candy out of playdough and place the correct number of hearts 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 jar counting mats and the black and white hearts. Have your child colour and decorate the hearts with paints, crayons or markers before cutting out and laminating them. Have your child count out the correct number of hearts and place them on the jar.
• Print out the black and white jar counting mats and the black and white hearts. Have your child colour and decorate the hearts with paints, crayons or markers before cutting out and laminating them. Have your child create their own hearts or candy out of playdough and place the correct number of hearts or candy on each mat. They can also create their own numbers out of playdough and place them on the number.
• There is a blank coloured and a blank black and white jar 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 hearts on the jar.
• 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 hearts or create shapes out of play dough to use as counters. An example is – place two black and white hearts and then add three coloured hearts. Add the hearts together and you have five.

To download your copy of this printable pack, click on the link below:

*** Jar Counting Mats ***