FREE Printable Bus Counting Mats – Back to School Activity
Looking for a fun way to get kids to count and show their numbers? These fun school themed Bus Activities for Preschoolers are perfect for that! Using the school bus playdough mats, children will work on identify the number on each card and then form that many dough balls to represent ‘kids on a bus’ and show their number on the mat. This is a fun activity for toddler, preschool, pre k, and kindergarten age students.
Bus Activities for Preschoolers
Kids will have fun practicing counting to 10 with these FREE School Bus Printable playdough mat perfect for hands on math during back to school. Use this with a back to school theme in August or September for toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergartners. Whether you are a parent, teacher, or homeschooler – you will love this handy, back to school counting activity for kids.
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To prepare:
- A4 paper
- Printer
- Laminator
- Scissors
- Playdough
Print as many mats as you need for the number of students in your class (you could play these in groups). Be sure to laminate the mats so you can use them over and over.
Playdough Mats
Prepare and cut up the laminated mats for use. Place them in a sealable zip lock bag or use a rubber band to keep these mats together for easy use. The students will then identify the number on each puzzle and then create dough balls to place on each window on the bus to show their number. If you’d like to differentiate this activity, you certainly can by using the number mats to 5 or ten with groups of students. If they aren’t ready to count just yet, a great alternative activity is to place the bus cards into a sensory tub with rice and have the kids pull out each card and identify the number on the piece.
School Bus Activities for Preschoolers
These task can easily be differentiated with your learners. So have the younger kids work on identifying the numbers and more advanced learners working on their counting skills and showing the number.
This activity is hands-on and perfect for kids to use when they need a refresher or some more counting games and activities. Kids will love counting using kids on the bus! What a great way to reinforce a love of learning math!
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School Bus Playdough Mat
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