Ice Cream Counting Mats

Ice Cream Counting Mats are an excellent hands-on activity for practicing counting. Number recognition and making meaning of numbers is an important skill for children to learn. Make learning fun by using ice cream playdough! These mats are No Prep which means more time dedicated to playing and learning with your child. 
 
These counting mats practice counting 1-10.  
works on the skill of one-to-one correspondence.
helps with number recognition.
practice prewriting with tracing the numbers 
 
You can substitute the playdough for another small manipulative. You can use pom poms, cotton balls, pouch caps, gems, paper clips, mini erasers, unifix cubes,  gems, cotton balls
or paper clips.
 
How to use:
 
Print onto cardstock and laminate for durability. 
Count manipulatives and place the correct number into the ten frame. Use a dry erase marker (if laminated) to practice writing the numbers. You can also use playdough to form the number.