Math Counting Activity

It’s carnival week at school and we needed a counting activity that could go along with our theme. This simple art/math activity is great for little learners. What to prep: I cut out 7 inch white circles for our “glass bowl” part. Then I used a small circle cutter punch (1 inch) to make the colored gumballs. I then cut red trapezoids for the base and a small red rectangle for the top. We glued on the name strips to the top. I also printed out a small label that says “I can count ________ gumballs” This label allows that student to insert the number of gumballs they have on their sheet. First, each student had to glue on different colored gumballs to their white circle. Then, they wrote their names at the top with a pencil. For independent play, I called each student over for their one-on-one time to count their gumballs and trace their number. Remember to show students how to count using one-to-one correspondence, an early math skills that will ensure accuracy when counting. We had to hang ours in the hallway cause they were so colorful and cute!