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Preschooler thinking about the number of dots drawn on a paper heart to match it to the number symbol.
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Preschool Valentine’s Counting Activity

This preschool Valentine’s counting activity practices number sense by asking children to touch each object as they count. We want our preschoolers to have hands-on math learning experiences to get a solid foundation of each number amount in various ways.
Prep Time5 minutes
Active Time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Keyword: easy activiity for kids, Easy toddler ideas, preschool math activitiy, toddler math idea

Materials

Instructions

  • Fold 12 pieces of pink paper in half. You don’t have to use all 12 sheets of paper if you are creative with your heart placement before cutting.
  • Cut out a total of 12 hearts.
  • Make six heart number matches. – Make the number dots look similar to those on dice or dominoes.
  • Turn the 12 hearts upside down and mix them up.
  • Begin to find number matches.

Notes

You can even play this Valentine’s counting game in a variety of ways:
  1. match stickers
  2. CVC word match
  3. match colors