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Combine math and fine motor skills for an engaging hands-on experience with this Raindrops Printable Counting Game. It’s a perfect addition to a weather theme for your preschool and kindergarten students.
Explore Counting and Addition with the Raindrops Printable Counting Game
The Raindrops Math Mat can be used to teach counting, and it can be used to teach simple addition.
If you want to explore counting with your student, use one dice. Student rolls the dice, counts the dots, and uses manipulatives to add the corresponding number of raindrops to the math mat.
If you want to teach simple addition, your student will need two dice. Student rolls the dice and adds then numbers and then student places the corresponding number of manipulatives to the math mat.
Benefits of Hands-on Learning
The Raindrops Math Mat uses hands-on learning to teach counting and simple addition. As students roll the dice and add the manipulatives to the page, they are playing with math.
Hands-on learning is essential for preschool and kindergarten students.
- It allows students to use their senses to explore new concepts.
- It improves fine motor skills.
- It allows young learners to make mistakes and problem solve.
- It also engages multiple areas of their brains while creating new connections.
Your student can use a variety of manipulatives with this Raindrops Math Mat. If you want to keep it super simple, you can use a dry erase marker to write on the mat. You can also use gems or pompoms as raindrops.
Additionally, your student can create small raindrops out of playdough to use with the math mat.
How to Get Started with the Raindrops Math Mat
The printable game is easy to use.
- Print the Raindrops Math Mat.
- Laminate the mat, or put it in a Dry Erase Sleeve or page protector.
- Gather dice and any manipulatives you need.
- Show your student how to use the math mat.
Download the Free Printable Counting Game
Simply click on the image below to grab your printable counting game.