Counting Cupcakes Math Activities

Description

Ideal Age: Kindergarten

Instructions:

• Print all pages on cardstock and laminate for durability;
• Cut out all cards and pieces;
• To make the match cards, tasks cards, make 10 cards, and the clip cards self-correcting, on the back of the card place a sticker or dot over the correct answer. You learner can now complete the activity independently!

1. Counting Mat
   • Instruct your learner to match and organize all the pieces onto the mat by value. Finding all the cards that represent one, then two, and so on.
2. Make 10 Cards
   • Instruct your learner to count how many sweets are already pictured in the ten frame or on the sweet treat itself, and then determine how many more are needed to make 10!  Pin the correct answer with a clothespin.
3. Match Cards
   • Instruct your learner to match the cards based on value.
4. Task Cards
   • Instruct your learner to match the cards based on value.
5. Count & Pin Cards
   • Instruct your learner to count the images on the sweet treat, and then identify the correct number by either dabbing it with bingo dabbers, or clipping it with a clothespin.

Specific Skills Developed:

• Counting
• Determining Quantity
  • Counting to compare quantities
  • Counting using one-to-one correspondence
  • Matching numbers to sets of objects
• Comparing Quantities
  • Making more-or-less comparisons
  • Moving objects (cards) to align them when comparing quantities
• Recognizing Numbers
  • Recognizing numbers in print
  • Recognizing numbers in different ways (groups of objects)
• Problem Solving
  • Identifying problems
  • Collecting and organizing information (based on value)
• Classifying
  • Comparing, matching, and sorting according to value