Free Printable Christmas Tree Counting Cards and Posters

Posters and counting cards can quickly and easily be turned into fun Christmas themed activities and counting games with very few additional materials needed!

How To Use These Preschool Counting Cards and Posters:

Print the counting cards and posters out onto white card stock. Laminate them and you are ready to go!

1. Visual Aids for the Classroom

When introducing number recognition to preschoolers, these Christmas tree number posters are a fantastic visual aid. Display the number posters in the classroom or at home. Engage children by pointing to each number and saying it aloud together. This repetitive exposure helps cement their understanding of number shapes and names. You can also incorporate counting activities by asking them to count ornaments or presents illustrated on each tree. This introduces the concept of quantities associated with numbers.

2. Create a Number Line

Counting cards can be a great tool for developing the concept of number order in young children. For interactive activity, pass out the cards to kids in your group and challenge them to line up the cards in numerical order or match them to the corresponding number posters. This hands-on approach, combined with the holiday theme, captures their interest and makes counting practice feel like play.

3. Enhancing Math Skills with Group Activities

Incorporate the Christmas tree number posters and counting cards into group activities to foster social skills alongside math learning. Arrange a circle time where each child receives a card and takes turns identifying the number or counting items on their card. This not only reinforces number recognition and counting, but also encourages collaboration and communication among peers.

4. Creative Storytelling and Number Games

Use the Christmas-themed materials to create a narrative around numbers, which aids in memory retention. You might tell a story about Santa needing help to count presents using the counting cards as props. Invite children to participate by picking a card and discussing how many presents or ornaments are on it, integrating counting into the storyline. You can invent games like “Number Hunt,” where children search for a specific number card hidden in the room. These creative approaches make learning numbers a fun adventure.

5. Customizing Learning for Individual Needs

The flexibility of these Christmas tree number posters and counting cards allows for customization to meet individual learning needs. For children who are just beginning, focus on numbers 1-5, gradually introducing higher numbers as they become more confident. For advanced learners, incorporate simple addition or subtraction using two counting cards.

6. Simple Counting Mats

Use the number posters and counting cards as counting mats to enhance preschool math skills. Simply, provide your preschooler with fun manipulatives like pom poms or mini erasers. As they place these on each card, they practice counting in an engaging hands-on way. This multi-sensory approach reinforces number recognition and quantity understanding while developing fine motor skills as they handle the small objects. 

Combine them with our Christmas roll and cover number recognition games for some great number practice!

More Counting To 10 Activities For Preschoolers To Try With Your Posters and Counting Cards:

There are so many ways to make these fun Christmas themed posters into hands on counting activities for preschoolers!

Here are some other ways to incorporate these posters and counting cards into your preschool math activity lesson plans.

Interactive Number Line

• Hand out the number posters and ask your students to line up in order numbers 1-10. Once they are in order from least to greatest, see if they can reverse the order!
• Lay the posters out onto the floor and secure them using tape. Kids can practice identifying the numbers as they walk down the line. They can also practice skip counting by stepping over the even or odd numbers.
• Introduce addition with your interactive number line. For example, for the math problem 2 + 3, you could help your little one by saying: If you are standing on the number 2 and you add three steps, what number will you be standing on?

Musical Numbers

Place the number posters around the room on the floor. You may want to use something to secure them so that your little ones don’t slip.

Play Christmas songs and let your students move around the room. When you stop the music, have your students stand on the closest number to them.

Each student will then count and identify the number poster they are standing on.

Another version of this game is to play elimination style, like in musical chairs. Start with one less number poster then the number of kids that are playing. Whichever kid is not standing on a number at the end of the round is “out”. Continue to take away one poster each round until you have a winner!

Number Matching

• Both the number cards and posters can easily be turned into a matching game. Simply print out two copies of each number. If you need an individual activity, give your child the counting cards to match. If you need a whole group activity, give each child a number poster and have them find their matching number partner.
• For an independent activity, hang the number posters on the wall. Then provide your child with post it notes containing the numeral, word, or number represented in dots or tally marks (this can be differentiated depending on the skill you want to practice). Have your child match the post it note to the poster.

10 Numbers Of Christmas

Shorten the 12 days of Christmas into the 10 days of Christmas and make it an interactive song! Give each child a number, and when their number comes up in the song they will hold it up.