If your kids love baking, this is the perfect activity for helping them learn to count. Kids can pretend they own a bakery or a shop that sells sweets. This pretend play activity is helping them learn to count while they have a ton of fun as a shop owner! Each printable set gives the option for different parts of this pretend play activity and is incredibly fun. This is perfect for a preschool, kindergarten class or at home. All kids will love this Bakery Pretend Play Activity For Counting!
Materials needed for the Bakery Pretend Play Printables:
Paper | Laminating pouches & Laminator | Scissors | Toilet paper rolls (cardboard tubes)
Tape | Pennies
To prep: Print, laminate and cut out the pieces.
I attached the milk jugs to toilet paper rolls to help them stand up. Otherwise, this is a great set to use with play dough. (You can use small balls of play dough to hold the jugs upright.)
To play: Take turns being customers and bakers. 10 cookies have prices on them that are perfect to practice counting to 10.
Have the kids count out the correct number of coins to purchase each cookie.
Another way to play is to pretend that you are a customer. Tell the baker “I have 5 cents. Which cookies can I buy?” Show your child that you can either buy the 2 cent and 3cent, 4 cent and 1 cent or 5 cent cookies to use all of your money.
You can also introduce subtraction. “I have 7 cents. If I buy the 4 cent cookie, how much money will I have left?”
Here are some really great books to read along with playing:
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (If You Give…)Sugar Cookies: Sweet Little Lessons on Love
Little Ree: Best Friends Forever!
Pancakes, Pancakes!
If You Give a Dog a Donut
Who Stole the Cookies from the Cookie Jar? (Playtime Rhymes)
Click Here to Get the Bakery Pretend Play Printable
Here are some other great pretend play preschool activities from the #TeachECE team!
Bakery Pretend Play Printables for Counting by Life Over C’s
Pretend Play in Preschool: How to be a Scientist! by The Preschool Toolbox Blog
Pretend Play: Amazon Fulfillment Center by Growing Book by Book
Pretend Play Fishing Alphabet Activity by Mom Inspired Life
Detective Pretend Play by Capri + 3
Farmer’s Market Preschool Theme Pretend Play by Learning 2 Walk
Exploring Numbers 0-10 Pretend Garden Meal by Tiny Tots Adventures
DIY Farm Pretend Play Mat by The Educators’ Spin On It
Jodie @ Growing Book by Book says
My 3 year-old was on my lap when I saw this post. He is super excited to play with these!
Kim says
Yay! I hope he has fun!
Natasha says
I really like this. I started paying for things with pennies when I was little and for me it was my introduction to money. I will use this for my girls.
Theresa says
What a fun early math activity. We will have to try this. Thank you for the free printable!
The Preschool Toolbox says
These are adorable! What a great way to encourage pretend play and learn to be a baker:) Thanks for the printables!
Alecia says
You post is so inviting! My kids are going to love this one for sure. I can’t wait to make a bakery banner. I love a good DIY project. 🙂
Clarissa says
What a fun way to learn about money! And I love it is temptation free 🙂
Kim says
lol! I don’t know though… because it really does get your mind on those cookies 😉
Karen @ Raising Little Superheroes says
I’ve been teaching my son all about money. This will be such a fun activity for him to practice counting and adding. Thanks for sharing at the #Made4Kids Link Party!