At a Glance
These summer counting puzzles are a hands-on math center for preschool and kindergarten learners working with numbers 1 to 10. Children count the summer-themed pictures on each puzzle piece and match them to the piece showing the correct number. This bright activity builds counting, number recognition, one-to-one correspondence and subitizing, plus a little fine motor practice too!
Get ready some hands-on math with these summer counting puzzles! These playful puzzles are perfect for little learners who want to practice counting and number matching.
Your little learners will need to carefully count the summer things them match it to the correct number piece. It’s a playful way to sharpen those counting and number recognition skills.
And let’s face it, children love to count! It’s one of the main preschool math skills and an essential skill for them to develop!
What Skills Can Your Children Learn And Practice?
When playing this fun summer math game, your children will have the chance to practice and develop skills such as:
- Counting skills – they’ll have to count the things carefully to ensure they are matching it to the correct number card
- Number recognition – they’ll need to be able to recognize the numbers to match them up correctly
- One to one correspondence – this important skill (trickier than you may think) is the ability to only touch and count an object of a set once
- Fine motor skills – they will have to use a good pincer grip to pick up the cards
- Hand-eye coordination – to ensure they can move and place the cards together
How To Prepare This Printable Summer Counting Game
This one’s pretty straight forward!
First you’re going to want to download the ssummertime number puzzles by clicking on the download box at the bottom of the page.
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Once you’ve downloaded them, you’ll need to print the pages off onto paper or card.
Then, you can cut them out.
Once they’re all cut out, I’d strongly advise laminating them to keep them looking nice and so your little ones can play the game again.
After that you’re all done!
Your children are ready to start counting!
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