Free Printable Spring Counting Book for Preschool
Flowers, rain drops, hatching eggs and new life! These are the things that shout to me “SPRING IS HERE!” Besides jumping in muddy puddles, our children can celebrate spring with our spring counting book!
Recommended Grade Level:
Spring Theme Counting Book Supplies:
- Paper or cardstock
- Printer
- Scissors or paper cutter
- Stapler
Learning About Emergent Readers
emergent reading skills for preschool and kindergarten
PROVIDING CHILDREN WITH SUCCESSFUL PRE-READING EXPERIENCES CAN BOOST THEIR CONFIDENCE ABOUT READING AND ENCHANCE THEIR WORD/PRINT AWARENESS SKILLS.
Emergent readers use predictable text, repetition, and really cute pictures! This is also a great spring theme preschool number book for kids for them to practice reading and build counting skills!
Show your child how to point to each word on the page while they are saying the words. It’s a good idea to model and say the words aloud for the student before they take off on their own.
This fun Spring Counting Book can be used with a small group of students, one-on-one with a child, and even read in pairs.
In addition to learning about beginning reading skills for preschool and kindergarten here are some more ideas for what you will be teaching children with the Spring Counting Book:
- Counting and one-to-one correspondence.
- Types of animals and plants found in the spring.
- Vocabulary and word knowledge.
- Subitizing (knowing the amount without counting the objects).
What Can Preschoolers Learn About Counting?
Spring math for preschoolers
SPRING COUNTING ACTIVITIES FOR PRESCHOOLERS CAN SHOW THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A NUMBER AND THE AMOUNT OF SOMETHING. STUDENTS CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS LIKE:
- Which page has the most items?
- Which page has the least amount of items?
- What number comes after 6?
- How many total spring pictures were in the book?
Why Is It Important For Kids To Count?
Preschool counting doesn’t have to be hard. The more practice your child has with counting, the more they will learn about the meaning of numbers.
Subitizing
When children can identify the number of items or dots by first glance this can help quickly identifying patterns in numbers.
Making Comparisons
Practicing counting can show children different amounts of objects compare to each other. For example, which has more and which has fewer.
Sequencing
If a child knows the sequence of numbers you can ask them to start counting at number 4 and they will be able to start with 4 and continue with 5, 6, 7.
Adding and Subtracting
After a child can successfully count, they can start using operations like adding and subtracting.
How To Use This Spring Counting Book:
Spring math activities for preschoolers
All you need to do is print the pages of the spring counting book onto paper or cardstock and cut any necessary lines.
Staple the pages together in the correct order and you are set to starting counting and reading with your kiddos.
If your pages are laminated, you can have your child circle a certain word or number.
Extend the Activity:
Manipulative Matching
Give your child plastic math cubes, buttons, or even marshmallows to show the amount represented by the number on each page.
Sequence
Take an unassembled book and have your child put the pages in the right numerical order.
Fall Emergent Book
If you love the Spring Preschool Counting book, check out this adorable fall emergent book.
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35+ Spring Math and Literacy Activities
Included in the Spring Math and Literacy Activities:
- 2 Sets of Spring Number Mats (empty ten-frame, heart filled ten-frame)
- Strawberry Beginning Sound Match Up
- 4 Sets of Spring Clip Cards (color, ten-frame, array, shape)
- Spring Flower Color Sort
- Class Set of Spring BINGO
- 2 Graphing Dice Games (Matching pictures and Numbers 1-6)
- 2 Spinner Graphing Games
- Spring Theme Line Tracing Cards & Picture Tracing Cards
- Line-Up Puzzles for Counting to 5 & 10
- 4 Matching Games (picture, number, alphabet, rhyme)
- Strawberry Missing Number Cards
- 3 Levels of AB Patterns
- Spring Shape Play Dough Mats
- 2 Sets of Counting to 10 Puzzles (array, ten-frame)
- Spring Shape Puzzles
- 2 Roll and Count Mats
- 2 Sets of Spring Sorting Activities (shapes and numbers 1-10)
- 5 Spin & Cover Games (1-5, 6-10, shape, picture)
- Raindrop Ten-Frame Cards
- Spring Bugs Tic-Tac-Toe
- 4 Sets of Tracing Cards (uppercase, lowercase, number, shape)
- Visual Discernment Clip Cards (What does not belong?)
- Trace, Write & Draw the Room
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