Easy Peasy Math Activities
Looking for easy counting or early math activities for your toddler or preschooler? Then you’re come to the right place! Scroll down and you will find a collection of the best math activities I’ve done with my daughter when she was 2 and 3 years old and few ones we want to do!
UPDATED… I have now included EVEN more fun and easy early math activities that I created for daughter and twin toddlers. They are all super easy to create and don’t require a lot of prep or supplies.
Learning math should be fun and these activities will help foster that in your toddler or preschooler. Before your child starts school they will start to develop their early math skills from the things they see and do everyday.
Early math skills include number sense, learning patterns, measurements and spatial sense among other things. It includes learning about shapes, problem solving as well as learning to count.
Here you will find tons of simple to set up activities to help your toddler or preschooler practice their shapes, number recognition and counting.
This amazing resources is organized into 3 key math and early math skills:
- Counting Activities;
- Shape Activities; and
- Pattern Activities.
Easy Counting Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Paper Bag Counting
Age: 2.5 years +
You’ll need: Paper Bag, Black sharpie, counters (such as crayons, Pom Poms, squeeze caps, markers etc.)
TIP: place the objects inside the bag and have your toddler pull them out and count them. Then have them put them back in, counting as they go. You can count for them if they aren’t able to.
Counting Flowers Sticky Wall
Age 2.5 years old +
You’ll Need: Contact paper, and colourful foam sheets, black sharpie and masking tape.
Cut out green stems, petals, a circlular pistil. Write the numbers on the pistil. Invite your toddler to build a flower and count the number of petals for each flower.
TIP: Create the flowers first and have your toddler remove the foam pieces off the sticky wall and then have them try to build them again with your help.
Button Counting
Age: 2.5 years old +
Counting Fish Sticky Wall
Age: 2 years old +
Counting Fish Sensory Bin
Age: 2 years old +
Back to the Zoo: Counting Activity
Age: 2 years old +
Mystery Math: A Crayon Resist Activity
Age: 4 years old +
Rubber Duck Math Race
Age: 4 years old +
Rain Drop Counting Sticky Wall
Age: 2.5 years old +
You’ll Need: Contact paper, and colourful foam sheets, black sharpie and masking tape.
Cut out white cloud and rain drops. Write the number on the clouds. Trace the clouds and the raindrops on the sticky wall. Invite your toddler to stick the cloud and the corresponding number of rain drops on the sticky wall counting as they go.
TIP: Count for toddler if they get focused on just sticking the shapes.
Pom Pom Number Sweep
Age: 4 years old +
Tube Counting Math Game
Age: 3 years old +
Dot Sticker Counting UNO Math
Age: 3 years old +
Acorn Counting: A Fall Counting Activity
Age: 2 years old +
Pumpkin Counting: A Halloween Math Activity
Age: 2.5 years old +
Pom Pom Scoop
Age: 2.5 years old +
Number Dig, Wash & Match
Age: 3 years old +
Rainbow Numbers – A missing number activity
Age: 4 years old +
Birthday Math Sensory Bin
Age: 3 years old +
Math Sensory Bin
Age: 4 years old +
Domino Counting Activity
Age: 4 years old +
Numbers Spray & Water Dump
Age: 3 years old +
Snowman Button Counting Sticky Wall
Age: 3 years old +
Sticker Fish Counting
Age: 2 years old +
Missing Number Window
Age: 3 years old +
Counting Hearts Sticky Wall
Age: 3 years old +
Count & Stick Numbers
Age: 2 years old +
Eye Dropper Dot Counting by Teach Beside Me
Easy Preschool Counting Activity by Planning Playtime
Four Math Games with Magnatiles by Frugal Fun 4 Boys
Fast & Easy Shape Activities
Magnetic Tile Shape Match
Age: 3 years old +
Find the Heart Shape Activity
Age: 2 years old +
Button Sticky Arm Shape Matching
Age: 2 years old +
Magnetic Tile Dinosaurs Puzzles
Age: 3 years old +
Shape Sticky Wall Puzzles
Age: 3 years old +
Fridge Magnet Shape Match
Age: 2 years old +
Giant Shape Painting
Age: 2 years old +
Sticky Tape Shapes Activity
Age: 2 years old +
Shape Matching Sensory Bin
Age: 2 years old +
Shapes Parking Lot Activity
Age: 2 years old +
Turkey Shapes Sticky Wall
Age: 2.5 years old +
Pumpkin Shapes Sticky Wall: Shape Matching Activity
Age: 2.5 years old +
Find the Shapes by Busy Toddler
Fast and Easy Pattern Activities
Squeeze Pouch Lid Patterns
Age: 4 years old +
Fingerprint Patterns
Age: 3 years old +
GOKI Wooden Cub Puzzle: A Pattern Matching Game
Age: 4 years old +
Rainbow Shape Patterns
Age: 2.5 years old +
Tube Pattern Matching
Age: 2.5 years old +
Candy Cane Patterns
Age: 3 years old +
Easter Egg Patterns
Age: 3 years old +
Heart Patterns
Age: 3 years old +
WILL YOU TRY THESE FUN AND EASY MATH ACTIVITIES WITH YOUR TODDLER OR PRESCHOOLER? Pin it for later!
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