Bat Counting Mats with Tens Frames

Students will have fun counting up to 10 and practicing fine motor skills with these bat tens frames counting mats. These mats allow students to get ample practice counting to 10 with the colorful and fun images centered around a bat or Halloween theme. Students will want to complete these cards again and again.

What is Included:

There is one bat themed mat for each number 1 through 10. Each mat includes colorful and bright images to keep students engaged in counting.

How to Use:

Students will take a mat. They will look at the number or number word at the top of the mat, and then use playdough, or other manipulatives to count to the given number by adding the manipulatives to the cookie tray.

When to Use:

• Math Center - These mats can be used in a math center by simply placing the mats and playdough inside each center. Students can work independently or with a partner to complete these mats.

• Morning Activity - These mats can be placed inside a morning tub or basket for students to work on as classmates arrive to class.

• Quiet Activity - These mats make a great quiet time activity for students who do not nap.

• Small Group Activity - Teachers can pull aside small groups of students to practice working on counting.

These playdough counting mats are a low prep activity for teachers to prepare for students. They just need to be printed and laminated for durability. These make a great fine motor activity for preschool students.

The added fine motor component makes these a perfect activity for students to work on their counting skills as well as improving their hand strength by squeezing and shaping the playdough.

Skills Assessed:

• Counting to 10

• One to one correspondence

• Number recognition

• Fine motor skills