Butterfly Roll and Cover Math Printables for Spring

Invite your students to practice number identification, counting, addition, and more with these free printable Spring Butterfly Roll and Cover the Number Mats!

Butterfly roll and cover the number mats for learning number identification, counting, addition and other number sense skills.

Spring Butterfly Roll & Cover the Number

Kids are going to love this fun spring math activity. Four mats are provided for differentiated hands-on play. The mats feature differing numbers, including 1-6, 2-12, 3-18, and 4-24. Students will roll between one and four dice, depending on your chosen mat.

This roll-and-cover game is excellent for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten students to practice number recognition, addition, counting, composing numbers, and more.

There are four mats for differentiated instruction, which hits so many math skills in one printable! Some students can work on number recognition with one die while others can practice addition of up to 4 numbers with the other mats.

Free printable butterfly roll and cover number mats for kids to learn to subitize and add two numbers together while building number sense skills this spring.

Low Prep Butterfly Math Activity!

This free printable roll-and-cover butterfly math game is so easy to prepare! Print, laminate, or slide it in a wipe-and-write pocket, and you’re done!

You will need to gather some small manipulatives that students will use to cover the numbers on the mats and some dice. You can use spring-themed mini erasers, snap cubes, pom poms, etc.

Add this butterfly addition math activity that builds number sense to your spring math centers.

Setting Up the Number Mats

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Supplies Needed:

  • Spring Butterfly Roll & Cover Number Mats (get it by clicking the button at the bottom of this post)
  • Small manipulatives like mini erasers, buttons, or pom poms
  • Dice
  • Write and wipe pockets (optional)

Directions:

  1. Print the boards.
  2. Slide into write and wipe pockets for durability. You can also laminate it.
  3. Gather the supplies.
  4. Store in a large bag or storage container for easy access.
Printable butterfly math activity for practice with addition and number sense this spring.

Using the Printable Spring Butterfly Math Game

To play this roll-and-cover math game, students roll the die and count the dots. They find the corresponding number on the butterfly and cover it with a manipulative. They roll again and continue until all the numbers are covered on the butterfly.

To play with two, three, or four dice, students roll the dice and count the dots. Then, they find the sum and cover the number with a small manipulative. Play continues until all the numbers are covered.

Butterfly number sense math activity for kids to learn numbers.

If you don’t want to use manipulatives, turn the mats into roll-and-color printable mats by having the students color the circle with a dry-erase marker.

Another option is to use play dough to cover the spots on the printable mat. This builds fine motor muscles too!

This spring, any option will add fun, hands-on learning to your math centers!

Learning numbers is fun when you use this butterfly number sense activity for kids.

More Ideas for These Centers

Students can play with a partner and use two different colors to cover the numbers on the butterfly.

Need to make it more difficult? Have students use a recording sheet to write down their addition sentences. Or have them fill in ten frames to match the number they rolled. They could also write numbers to practice number recognition and number formation.

Build number sense skills with a fun butterfly math game for spring math centers.

Grab the spring butterfly roll and cover the number mats to make your life less stressful this springtime! This one activity will surely help your students with so many math skills!

Click below for the FREE printable spring butterfly roll and cover the number mats! Happy Spring!

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