M&M Math Pattern Cards | Printable Hands-On Math Activity
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Make math sweeter with printable M&M Math Pattern Cards! Kids use colorful candies as hands-on manipulatives to practice patterns, counting, early addition, number sense, and problem solving. The cards include easier activities for younger learners and more challenging math practice, making them great for preschool through early elementary. The M&M’s Counting Book is a fun optional companion but is not required.
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Make math a little sweeter with these printable M&M Math Pattern Cards!
Kids use colorful M&M candies to copy, complete, and explore math patterns with these hands-on activity cards. With activities ranging from simple patterns for younger learners to more challenging cards involving addition, you can choose the level that works best for your child.
And yes—when the math lesson is finished, they can eat the manipulatives.
Hands-On Math With M&M’s
Simply print the cards and grab a bag of M&M candies. Kids use the candies as colorful math manipulatives as they work through the different challenges.
The cards provide practice with skills such as:
- Recognizing patterns
- Copying and extending patterns
- Color recognition
- Counting
- Early addition
- Number sense
- Visual discrimination
- Problem solving
The variety of difficulty levels makes it easy to adapt the activity for different ages and abilities.
Perfect for Early Math
Use these M&M Math Cards for:
- Preschool and kindergarten math
- Early elementary math
- Homeschool
- Math centers
- Small-group activities
- Hands-on math practice
- Fun review activities
- Math-themed book activities
Pair With a Book
These cards were originally created to accompany The M&M’s Counting Book, making them a fun book + math activity.
The book is completely optional, though—you can use the printable cards on their own with M&M candies or similar colorful manipulatives.
See the related blog post for more information and ideas for using the cards.
This is a digital PDF download. Candy and book are not included. No physical product will be shipped.
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