Hands-on Math teaching ideas to make learning more fun!
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Practice counting and number sense by planting a ten-frame garden! Kids choose a number from 1–10 and one of six vegetables, then count and “plant” the correct number on their ten-frame mat. A fun hands-on way to practice counting, number recognition, one-to-one correspondence, and ten-frame skills for preschool and kindergarten.
Grab this printable Goldfish card game- It is played similar to the game Go Fish!…
Play this fun probability game by flipping a coin to decide if it will be…
Make early math hands-on with this colorful Gummy Bear Math printable set! Practice counting, ten frames, patterns, graphing, addition, and subtraction using real gummy bears or the included printable pieces. Includes a ten frame, 5 pattern cards, graphing activity, 12 addition cards, and colorful gummy bear manipulatives.
A fun and festive set of Halloween color by number worksheets that help kids practice number recognition, color skills, and fine motor control. Perfect for classrooms, homeschool, and Halloween activities.
Build spooky Halloween pictures with these 30 printable Halloween Pattern Block Mats! Includes 10 designs—bats, ghosts, spiders, haunted houses, and more—in 3 different styles.
Perfect for hands-on geometry, shape recognition, spatial reasoning, and Halloween math centers.
Includes: 30 full-page printable mats (10 designs × 3 levels).
Digital download. Pattern blocks not included.
This Harry Potter themed escape room is based on Harry’s third year at the Hogwart’s,…
Make learning fractions deliciously fun with these Hershey Fractions Printable Matching Cards!
This hands-on fraction activity includes 14 pairs of matching cards (28 cards total) featuring fraction notation and matching chocolate bar illustrations.
Kids match fractions to visual representations of a 12-piece chocolate bar while practicing parts of a whole, equivalent fractions, and fraction recognition.
Perfect for elementary math centers, homeschool lessons, small groups, and hands-on fraction practice. Pair the cards with The Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Fractions Book or use them on their own!
Includes: 14 matching pairs (28 printable cards).
Digital PDF download. Chocolate bars and the book are not included.
This printable set comes with a clock, arrows for the face (you can attach them with a brad to turn), a few different mice, a block of cheese and 12 clocks with different times on them from 1-12.
Use it like a math game. Turn the clocks face down and pick a clock then match the face of the clock with it.
Jack and the Beanstalk Counting Math Game is a fun printable activity for preschool and early elementary kids. Practice counting, addition, and number recognition while building a growing beanstalk! Perfect for fairy tale units, math centers, and homeschool learning.
Make counting fun with this Kite Counting Activity for Preschoolers!
Kids choose a numbered kite and thread the matching number of beads onto its pipe cleaner tail. It’s a colorful, hands-on way to practice number recognition, counting, one-to-one correspondence, and fine motor skills.
Includes printable kite cards in color and black and white.
Perfect for preschool math centers, spring activities, weather units, and Letter K lessons.
Recommended for: Preschool and pre-K, with adult supervision.
Digital printable PDF. Beads and other supplies are not included.
Make geometry fun with this Licorice Shapes and Angles Printable Math Activity! Kids can explore lines, build geometric shapes, identify angles, and practice measuring angles with a protractor using licorice candy or printable licorice pieces.
This hands-on geometry set includes an angles and lines reference guide, a printable protractor, angle-measuring activities, shape-building examples, and paper licorice pieces for a candy-free option. Perfect for homeschool math lessons, elementary geometry, and math centers!
Make addition practice fun with these printable lock and key puzzles for kids! This hands-on math activity includes 12 colorful matching lock and key addition puzzles designed to help children practice early addition facts, number recognition, and problem-solving skills in an engaging way. Perfect for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, math centers, and homeschool learning.
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.
Printable Make Ten math puzzle that helps kids practice addition facts in a fun, hands-on way. Perfect for math centers, homeschool, and building number sense.
Build geometry with marshmallows and toothpicks! This hands-on STEM set includes 22 printable shape cards—10 2D shapes and 12 3D shapes—with the exact number of marshmallows and toothpicks needed for each build. Kids construct the shapes while exploring edges, faces, vertices, geometry vocabulary, and spatial reasoning. Perfect for math centers, STEM stations, homeschool, and hands-on geometry lessons.
