Apple Tree Play Dough Mat

Activity for ages 2 to 5.

Apple tree play dough mat. These playdough mats are a great way to play with our favorite play dough recipe. Printed this and the shapes mat too. It takes less than 10 minutes to make a batch so you can get playing right away. Just grab some pom poms and you re ready for some fun hands on practice with counting number recognition vocabulary building and fine motor skills.

On each mat children can fill in the 10 frame put the correct number of apples on the tree and even write the numeral. There are a number of ways these materials can be adapted for different age groups and abilities in areas of counting subitising numbers and basic addition and subtraction sums. Orchard apple tree bushel peck apple pie apple butter. As they pinch and roll and press the play dough children s fine motor skills will get a nice workout.

I m absolutely in love with the fall season. Directions for using the apple play dough counting mats just print one mat for each child and laminate. 1 apple 3 apples 4 apples. Apple tree play dough maths is a fun activity for encouraging early and basic maths skills using apple scented play dough and a set of dice.

Here is a free set of apple counting mats for use in the play dough center in your preschool pre k or kindergarten classroom. The next 10 mats are focused on number sense. More play dough fun. Sunflower play dough number mats 11 20 extend the activity for older learners and have them use two colors of play dough to create addition problems on the tree and in the ten frame.

To play simply place a counting worksheet out for your child along with some playdough beads buttons or pom poms and invite your child to follow the prompts given on each worksheet. Activity for ages 3 to 5. Then provide the children with red yellow and green play dough to use as apples. Once you ve printed laminated and cut out your playdough mats it s time to have some fun.

Apple counting playdough mats playtime ideas. Each mat features a number from 1 to 10. We love playdough recipes and activities with fall just around the corner it s the perfect time to whip up a batch of oh so yummy green apple playdough and get some hands on number practice.