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Apple Seed Counting Board is a fun and easy to create hands-on sensory counting activity for toddlers and preschoolers. Practice counting while scooping and pouring and filling up an apple with seeds! A great math and fine motor skill learning activity kids.
Looking for more apple activities for this fall? Check out these fun round-ups of apple crafts and activities for kids:
Cut out an apple shape out of the cereal box cardboard, or print out the free apple template (see link below) and use that as a guide to cut out the apple shape.
Cut out and glue a sheet of red construction paper on top of the cardboard apple. Add green leaf and a brown stem using the green and brown construction paper.
Cut a cardboard tube across to make 10 cardboard rings.
Glue them to the front of the apple using either a hot glue gun or a bottle of glue.
Place the apple onto a tray or in a sensory bin. Place a bowl of dried black beans and a scooper beside the apple. The beans will act as the apple seeds!
Grab UNO cards from 1 to 9 or playing cards from 1-10, and place them upside down beside the apple and bowl with the beans.
Invite your child to turn over a card and identify the number on the card. Invite them to count and fill that number of sections on the apple with black beans. Once they are done , they can dump the black onto the tray or sensory bin and continue with the next card until they are complete!
Total Hit!
This was a total hit with both of my early learners! They both finished the entire deck of UNO cards counting and scooping as they went! A great way to practice counting after school!
This activity is good for toddlers, pre-k, kindergarten aged children 3 years old and up. My kids are 4.5, 4.5 and 8 years old.
Mess Level for Apple Seed Counting Board
The mess level for this activity is low.
Difficulty to Create
Easy.
Skills Developed
Sensory play, language development, number recognition, color recognition, hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, imaginative play, creativity.
Supplies Apple Seed Counting Board
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