⛄ FUN Counting Winter Math Activities for Preschoolers

Winter is here and it is the perfect time for your preschooler to practice counting! Here are more than 20 fun counting ideas to use as winter math activities for preschoolers. Use these winter math games for preschoolers, toddlers, and kindergartners this December, January, and February! From snowman, penguin, mittens, winter animals, hot cocoa, and more – kids will love these preschool winter math activities!

winter math activities for preschoolers

As the temperatures drop and snow blankets the ground, why not take advantage of this chilly season to help your little one develop their math skills in an engaging way? From counting snowflakes to sorting winter animals, there are so many creative ways to make counting fun and festive!

Here are over 20 winter-themed counting ideas that will excite your preschoolers and make math playful. Use snowmen as counters for simple addition or subtraction, and have your child stack mittens in a pattern while counting each one. Set up a hot cocoa station where they can measure marshmallows to add to their drink, teaching them counting and measurement simultaneously.

Create a “Penguin Parade” where kids can count different colored penguins as they slide down a mini snow hill made of soft pillows. Incorporate winter animals like foxes, bears, and owls in counting games that involve sorting and matching. You can even embark on a winter scavenger hunt outside, tallying up items like pinecones, icicles, or even interesting rocks they find.

These winter math games not only teach essential counting skills but also promote fine motor skills, coordination, and creativity.

Looking for more free preschool worksheets or creative winter activities for preschoolers? You will love our free January coloring pages, fun winter slime, fun snowman books for preschoolers, and free winter playdough mats.

winter math games for preschoolers

If your preschooler loves puzzles, print these free Winter Counting Puzzles that is perfect for counting up to 10. Get counting and clipping- working on fine motor skills as well as counting skills with these Winter Counting & Clipping and Winter Count & Clip Cards.

Mittens and fireplaces, polar bears and snowmen, get counting with these Winter Counting Printables and use this easy reader-Winter Animals Counting Book to practice recognising numerals too!

preschool winter math activities

What is Winter without snow, snowmen and snowballs? Check out this Snowman Math Counting Game and more Snowman Printable Games for you to print and use. Make this Snowmen Counting Book and count out buttons- working on those fine motor skills too, with this Snowman Button Counting activity.

Make a Snowflake Number Train or use stickers Counting Snowballs, oh so fun! Make another little booklet- Snowflake Counting Book to make counting your own!

Kids will have fun practicing counting in January with these clever, fun, and FREE Winter Activities for Preschoolers and Kindergartners.

winter themed math activities for preschoolers

Penguins and polar bears are such cute animals! Get learning with this Penguin Roll & Cover Numbers Game or Penguin Number Match. Play a Penguin Game or use mini polar bear erasers if you have them for this Polar Bear Counting activity.

winter math activity for preschoolers

Grab the mittens and play this Mystery Mitten Counting Game that surely your preschooler will love! Set up a sensory bin with cotton wool “snowballs” for this Mitten Snowball Counting activity. Simply count and color these Counting Mittens.

Use your playdough(homemade or store-bought) with these playdough mats, perfect for a snowy day! Winter Counting Playdough Mats , Roll-a-Penguin Playdough Mat and Roll-a-Snowman Playdough Mat!