3 Hands-on Math Activities for Preschoolers to Keep Them Busy and Engaged


Math learning has been on continuous revival process. More and more project-based learning in the curriculum is helping kids to increase their curiosity about math. This blog will cover a few math activities for preschoolers. So, if you are a teacher at a Montessori preschool in Singapore or in a Chinese kindergarten, utilize some of these awesome math activity ideas to enhance the math skills of your toddler bunch. Unlike other subjects, math is exceptionally entertaining to teach and learn, if more actions are involved. The following activities are entirely paper-free, and kids can learn while having fun.

1. Counting spots on the ladybugs      
 
This activity would require you to make ten ladybugs out of an egg carton box. Paint the carton red; cut the carton into 10 individual shells. Fix rolling goggle eyes on each piece and draw antennas. Seek the help of your enthusiastic kids to paint the ladybugs. Now draw one black spot on one shell, two spots on the second and continue until you draw ten spots on your last piece. Ask your students to arrange the ladybugs in ascending order of the number of the black spot.

2. Comparing activity using beakers

Teach simple measuring concepts like big or small and empty or full using pouring skills with cups. Arrange for cups of different sizes and fill in the cups with colorful plastic balls. Ask the kids to arrange the beakers in the ascending order of magnitude or ask them to identify the ones that are full or empty. You can teach as many concepts with this activity.

3. Shape wheel activity

Teach your kids geometrical skills with clothespins and a shape wheel. Prepare a big shape wheel with different shapes in each sector of the wheel. Simultaneously, draw the shapes into different clothespins too. Ask your kids to run and select clothespin from the tray and match it with the shapes in the colours wheel. The activity is excellent for enhancing fine motor skills of the kids.

Teachers can make math education even more fun by introducing more and more Math based activities. Parents can also implement these simple activities at home and prepare your young toddlers for Chinese kindergartens or Montessori preschools in Singapore.

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