Counting Activities for Preschoolers Montessori Math

Entertain kids while celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with a fun Montessori Math activity. Check out our rainbow counting activities for preschoolers.

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Fun counting rainbow activity for preschoolers. Montessori Math counting activities for preschoolers

All children have an innate desire to count, separate, classify, and arrange objects according to color, shape, function, or size. All this occurs naturally, and this is part of an incredible world of mathematics. For children, mathematics is of great importance, especially if presented in a simple, real, and concrete way in daily activities.

Children can get this knowledge. However, when we don’t adequately stimulate our children, they can lose the ability to learn or like math. The mathematical processes will be much more complicated for them to grasp.

To enhance mathematics in children, it must be presented concretely in the first years of life and allow children to assimilate all these concepts through their own experience.

Unintentionally, many times children are expected to perform mathematical operations to acquire each of the concepts. If the child is mentally ready to do this, the concepts will be understood.

However, if the child is too young or too old, the effect will be harmful, and the brain will reject this knowledge. Montessori discovered that mathematics and logical thinking in children could be developed very early. The patterns, routines, organization, shapes, and colors are part of a process and help build thought.

Fun Montessori math activity for 4-6 year olds. Counting activities for preschoolers with free printable worksheets.

THEME: COUNTING ACTIVITIES FOR PRESCHOOLERS

HOW DO WE DO THIS ACTIVITY?

Topic: Mathematics

Age: 4-6-year-old children

Goal: Through counting activities for preschoolers, children will strengthen counting and logical thinking.

Difficulty level: Advanced. This math activity for preschoolers is designed for children to do independently with an adult close by to assist them.

Skills:

Logical thinking
Counting
Number and quantity identification
Precision in hand and finger movements
Hand-eye coordination
Color identification

MATERIALS:

A drawing of a cloud with rainbow-colored strips of paper attached (previously done)
Cereal rings in a container
A die to use in counting

ACTIVITY DEVELOPMENT

Step 1:

Shake and roll the die. Look at the number rolled and put that number of cereal rings on a colored strip. Repeat this step until all colors of the rainbow have cereal pieces on them. Then start over if you wish.

put the number of cereal rings on a colored strip

ACTIVITY’S RESULT

Color cereal rings counting activity for preschoolers

FREE PRINTABLE WORKSHEETS FOR PRESCHOOLERS

Give kids fun new worksheets to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, click the link below for the color by number worksheets.

Free printable rainbow color by number worksheets for preschoolers.

Download the Free Printable Rainbow Worksheets for Preschoolers

HOW TO DEVELOP THIS COUNTING ACTIVITY WITH CHILDREN OF OTHER AGES?

CHANGES FOR CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN 4

This counting activity for preschoolers can be carried out with younger children. To lower the difficulty level, it is not necessary to use the die. Instead, children can match colors with the cereal rings. In this way, children will stimulate the sense of taste, and activity will be carried out according to their development and abilities.

CHANGES FOR CHILDREN OLDER THAN 6

This counting activity for preschoolers activity can be done with older children. To increase the difficulty level, you can write a number in each rainbow color and ask the kids to put cereal rings as appropriate. In this way, a math activity will be carried out according to the children’s development and abilities.

WATCH THE STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS HERE

VIDEO DESCRIPTION – RAINBOW COUNTING ACTIVITY FOR PRESCHOOLERS

In this counting activity for preschoolers video, you will find the step-by-step of the activity “COUNTING RAINBOWS.” According to the given instructions, this activity was designed for children from 4 to 6 years old to count cereal rings and arrange them in the rainbow.

This counting activity for preschoolers will allow them to develop logical thinking, count, number and quantity identification, precision in hand and finger movements, hand-eye coordination, and color identification. The materials are a drawing of a cloud with a rainbow with colored strips attached (previously done), cereal rings in a container, and a die.

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Liliana is a Licensed Montessori teacher known for her passion and dedication to education. She's been a teacher in the United States for many years, and she truly believes that education is the key to making the world a better place because today's students are tomorrow's leaders. Her experience with Toddlers, Beginners, VPK with Montessori methodology approach; Kindergarten, and first grade made her an authority and trusted resource. Liliana's family taught her important qualities like love, a positive attitude, strong motivation, and leadership. These values have guided her on her journey to becoming a professional and expert teacher. Her mission is to help children grow and contribute to a brighter future for the country.