Candy Hearts Find and Color the Number for Valentine’s Day
Kids will love using these free printable candy hearts find and color the number sheets. Teach number sense in a fun, hands-on way this winter!
Candy Hearts Find and Color the Number Sheets
This freebie teaches number sense to preschool and kindergarten students using ten frames or twenty-frames and numerals. Add them to your math centers for fun number learning this winter.
This number hunt math activity will benefit students as they learn numbers from 0 to 20. For differentiation, there are also pages for just numbers 0 to 10 and just numbers 11 to 20.
Very Simple Prep for Teachers!
This number sense activity is so easy to prep! Just print it out and cut the cards apart. Then, laminate them so for repeated use. Store them in Ziploc baggies or mesh zippered pouches.
The recording sheets need no set-up. Once the number cards are prepped, you can print and play. If your kids don’t want to color, you can use Valentine-themed manipulatives to cover the spaces or another manipulative you choose. We like to use heart mini erasers or snap cubes.
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Setting Up the Candy Hearts Number Sense Activity
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Supplies Needed:
- Write and wipe pockets (optional)
- Candy Hearts Ten Frames & Matching Cards (button to download at the bottom of this post)
- Crayons or pencils
- Clipboards
Directions:
- Print the ten-frame/twenty-frame cards and the student worksheets.
- Tape the cards around the room for students to find.
- Give each child a worksheet, writing utensil, and clipboard.
- Let kids hunt for each ten frame and color the matching numeral on their worksheet.
Using these Candy Hearts Find and Color Activities
This activity is super simple for students to use. They will walk around the room looking for the ten-frame or twenty-frame cards. Once they find a card, they will subitize or count the candy hearts in the ten-frame. Then, they will color the matching heart with the numeral that matches. They will continue looking for cards and coloring the numeral on the sheet until all numbers have been found.
This tool is excellent for an early childhood classroom because students can practice numbers 0-20. Counting practice is essential in the early years, so it’s crucial to give students fun, engaging ways to develop these skills. This one also gets them up and moving while they learn these important skills.
Extending the Activity!
There are several ways to differentiate this resource for your students.
It provides an excellent way for students to move around the room while getting practice with counting and number recognition, but you can also use these sitting down. Just place the cards in a pile, have students draw them from the pile, and then find and color the number on their sheet.
Three different recording sheets are included to start. Students can use the recording sheet for numbers 0-10, the recording sheet for 11-20, or a more challenging sheet that consists of all numbers 0-20. This alone gives you three different ways to differentiate this activity.
Students who don’t enjoy coloring can cross off the numbers as they find them or place manipulatives on their sheets.
You can also slide the sheets into page protectors and give students dry-erase markers to use on them.
This number sense activity will significantly add to your math plans this February. Your students will be so excited to practice numbers this winter!
Click the button below to get the Candy Hearts Find and Color the Number Sheets! Happy teaching this winter!
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