Less than $5 2nd Grade Back to School Resources (by date, oldest first)

Looking for simple but elegant affirmation and growth mindset posters that are designed with students in mind? I've got you covered! No matter your need, you are sure to find one of the two included designs to be exactly what you've been wanting.

With statements printed in an easy-to-read, elementary-friendly font, these posters are the perfect addition to your elementary classroom.

Print on cardstock and laminate for extra durability.

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| Back to School | Dollar Up Strategy | Calculate the Total | Money Math | Life Skills

This is a NO PREP, print & go resource.

This resource includes:

• 8 different coloring pictures
• 3 levels
• Teacher answer key for levels 2 & 3

Total of 24 different worksheets and 228 different coloring prompts

Level 1 – color by price

• 8 worksheets with 76 coloring prompts

Level 2 – color using dollar up

• 8 worksheets with 76 coloring prompts

Level 3 – color by calculating the total

• 8 worksheets with 76 coloring prompts

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Back to school coloring pages - the perfect companion for a fun and educational start to the school year! This engaging resource offers three levels of coloring activities to suit various skill levels.

Level 1: Color by Price - Students will enhance their understanding of numbers and prices as they color different elements based on assigned price values. A creative and interactive way to develop basic numerical skills.

Level 2: Color Using the Dollar Up Strategy - Designed to reinforce the concept of rounding up to the nearest dollar, this level encourages students to color using the dollar up strategy. They will practice making informed decisions based on the prices provided.

Level 3: Color by Calculating the Total - This advanced level challenges students to calculate the total cost of items and use the calculated amount as a guide for coloring. It promotes critical thinking and strengthens mathematical abilities.

With a total of 28 unique coloring pages across the three levels, Back to School Coloring Pages ensure a comprehensive learning experience that is both enjoyable and academically enriching. Prepare your students for success while fostering their creativity and numeracy skills. Make the back-to-school season vibrant and exciting with these engaging color pages!

This is a paper based, BACK TO SCHOOL themed resource.

Check out some of my other BACK TO SCHOOL products:

September Morning Work - Back to School Edition

Product Label Comprehension - Back to School Edition

Advertisement/ Flyer Comprehension - Back to School Edition

Welcome your students back to school with these vocabulary/word wall cards! Includes typical school items like bookbag, bus, pencil, crayons, paper, glue, and more. I've also included four art vocabulary words (paint, watercolors, paintbrush, and palette) and four more advanced math words (calculator, compass, protractor, and triangle). These are perfect for writing centers, flash cards, word walls, or as an introduction to the school year! Low prep...just print, cut, and laminate. Also includes a write and wipe version of the cards so you can laminate them and use them in writing centers!

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Bring reading, writing, and a love of vocabulary to your students! Introduce fun, new, thematic vocabulary words with this packet of Back to School themed vocabulary/spelling word work worksheets. These make a great supplement to beginning of the school year activities or as a way to introduce school themed vocabulary to new students!

This word work packet includes 2 sets of worksheets featuring words from our Back to School Vocabulary/Word Wall Cards. Each worksheet set comes with 10 different types of worksheets, most in differentiated levels. This gives you 20 different activities and more than 55 worksheets! There are a few tracing versions of the worksheets included as a bonus for students who need review or for homeschooling families where younger siblings want to play along!

What's Included?

2 sets of the following:

-Write the Words - includes five versions to meet students where they are

-Alphabetical Order - includes four versions, one is a cut & paste

-Word Search

-Syllable Sort - includes two versions, one is a cut & paste

-Write the Plural

-Unscramble the Words

-Write and Draw - includes two versions

-Spinner Games - includes three versions

-Dice Games - includes three versions

-Write It 3 Ways - includes two versions for students to write with pencil, pen, and marker

**Purchase of the Back to School Vocabulary/Word Wall Cards is not required for this packet. The packet works as a stand alone product, but the Word Wall Cards are a nice addition to the packet and a great way to introduce the words used in the packet**

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Glimmers, which are the opposite of triggers are those moments of pure joy and serenity that light up their lives. I use the materials to share and practice glimmers with my students & after just 3 days back the kids have already started using the term "glimmer" when something brings them joy!

The word Glimmers originates from Deb Dana, LCSW, psychotherapist, and author who coined the term. Glimmers which is the opposite of a trigger are those fleeting instances that bring us warmth and peace, offering a profound positive impact on our mental health. With gratitude & written permission from Deb Dana, I'm thrilled to share these activities with fellow educators!

Materials Included:

PowerPoint: Utilize the included PowerPoint slide show to introduce the concept of Glimmers to your students. With 40 slides featuring real-life pictures, students can begin to recognize things that bring them Glimmers. It also helps create connection and shared interests, with their classmates.

Worksheets:

8 student pages

• identify your glimmers (things that make me happy, included, helpful etc)

• I feel a glimmer when....

• track your glimmers

• Things I see, taste and hear that bring me glimmers

Bulletin Board: Colorful lettering (multiple styles) to make a bulletin board for your classroom or your school. Cards are included for students (& staff) to share the things that bring them glimmers

2 pages of "me and my Glimmer". Take a picture of your students happy with their glimmers & attach to the page. A great reminder of the things that bring us joy.

8x11 Posters: Sprinkle your class or school with five 8x11 posters. Whether it's in your classroom, hallway, or on your door, these posters serve as tangible reminders to celebrate life's Glimmers.

Exploration Beyond: Curious to learn more? Dive into the enlightening USA Today article on Glimmers and their mental health benefits: Link to USA Today Article. You can also explore more about Deb Dana and her insights on regulation at Deb Dana's Website.

Join us in extending a heartfelt thank you to Deb Dana for her gracious permission to incorporate her trademarked concept into these materials, inspiring a wave of positivity and well-being.

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Encouraging compliments cute dinosaur puns coloring bookmarks for kids, these could be used as a fun positivity coloring activity at a party, in the classroom, or done as a homeschool craft activity, bulletin board decor, used as party favors and DIY gifts for Birthdays, Valentine's Day, Random Acts of Kindness Day, 100th day, anti-bullying, for early finisher activity, back to school, after testing, and more.

For best results print them on thick cardstock paper or could be printed on colored paper to be given out as is without coloring.

1 Pdf with 8 different bookmarks in two sizes.

Large bookmark measures about 8.25" by 2.5",

and smaller sets are 7" by 2".

US letter-size pages 8.5” by 11”.

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Autumn months of the year seasonal hot cocoa mugs coloring pages, one for each month of fall, with seasonal items to color, leaves, apples, and pumpkins, these could be used as seasonal classroom decor, early finishers, brain breaks, and other no prep activities.

Files include:

1 Pdf file with 3 US letter-size pages 8.5” by 11”.

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Your classroom is going to look amazing on trend with these clean and engaging, modern place value posters and decimals wall display.

Included are:

3 Styles of displays: B&W, Color and B&W with Color

Letter sized display posters in color.

Letter sized display posters in B&W.

Letter sized display posters in B&W with Color.

Decimal place poster in color.

Extra page with commas and a decimal point.

These Addition and Subtraction Task Cards are perfect for a fun, school-themed Back to School Kindergarten Math Center. Learners will count the objects and record their answers in the boxes at the bottom of the card to form an equation. 

Featuring engaging, age-appropriate pictures, these Kindergarten Addition and Subtraction Task Cards are perfect for visual learners and young learners in general. Recording sheets are also included and feature corresponding pictures to help students record the answers to each task card in the correct place.

⭐ This Back to School Kindergarten Math Center is also included in the following bundle:

• Kindergarten Back to School Math and Literacy Centers.

What’s included in this Kindergarten Back to School Task Cards resource?

This set of Kindergarten Addition and Subtraction Task Cards includes a total of 44 task cards, including 4 levels of difficulty to allow for easy differentiation, and plenty of practice for learners!

Included Task Cards:

• Addition to 5 (10 task cards)
• Addition to 10 (12 task cards)
• Subtraction within 5 (10 task cards)
• Subtraction within 10 (12 task cards)

Also included:

- Black and white copies of each task card

- Recording sheets for each set

- Answer Keys

How to best use these Kindergarten Back to School Task Cards?

• Learners will use the items on the task cards to count and they will add or subtract the items.
• They will then write the equation at the bottom of the task card.
• Learners can write their answers in the recording sheet, if desired.

Preparing this Back to School Kindergarten Math Center:

• Print and laminate the pages. 
• Cut apart to create the task cards. 
• Print out the recording sheets if required.

For more engaging Kindergarten Addition and Subtraction Activities, check out the following resources:

- Spring Addition and Subtraction Mats

- Winter Addition and Subtraction Mats

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Kindergarten Back to School Math Center

These Non-Standard Measurement Mats make the perfect Math Center activity for your Kindergarten students this Back to School season. Encouraging exploration of non-standard, informal measurement units, this engaging back to school math center features school related items including school supplies and apples.

Perfect for use during kindergarten math centers or with small groups of students, these back to school measurement math cards are simple to prepare and can be used again and again. Both color and black and white versions are included in this resource along with rulers featuring school-themed paperclips and apples.

⭐ This printable is also part of the following bundles:

-Kindergarten Back to School Math and Literacy Centers

What is included in this Back to School Math Center for Kindergarten resource?

• School Supplies Measuring Cards
• Apples Measuring Cards
• Paperclip and Apple Rulers
• Color and black and white copies

How do learners complete these Kindergarten Non-Standard Measurement Cards?

• Present learners with the measuring cards
• Learners may use non-standard units such as snap cubes or pom poms or the rulers included in this packet

Preparing this Back to School Kindergarten Math Center:

• Print the measurement cards and rulers and laminate them.
• Cut apart to create individual measurement mats and rulers.

How to best use this Back to School Non-Standard Measurement Math Center:

• Explore during morning work 
• Assign as supplemental math centers 
• Implement these centers in an independent way or use them with small-groups.

For more engaging Kindergarten Math Activities, check out the following resources:

- 2D Shape Sorting Mats (with real photos)

- Number Sense Mystery Puzzles

- Addition and Subtraction Task Cards

- Number Sense Craft Activity (Stack the Books!)

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This Emotions Matching Activity makes the perfect Social and Emotional Center for your Kindergarten students this Back to School season. Learners will practice identifying and matching emotions on the animal's faces.

Perfect for use during kindergarten centers or with small groups of students, this emotions matching activity is simple to prepare and can be used again and again. Color and black and white versions are provided and your students will love the fun and cute emotions and faces.

⭐ This printable is also part of the following bundles:

-Kindergarten Back to School Math and Literacy Centers

What is included in this Emotions Matching Back to School Center for Kindergarten?

• Match the Emotions
• Recording Sheets
• Black and White Copies

How do learners complete this Kindergarten Match the Emotions and Faces Activity?

• Present the learners with the matching cards.
• Learners will identify the emotion shown on the cat's face and will match the correct dog's face (emotion) to it.

Preparing this Back to School Kindergarten SEL Center:

• Print the activity pages and laminate.
• Cut apart to create the emotion matching cards.
• Print the recording sheets if required.

How to best use this Back to School SEL Center:

• Explore during morning work 
• Assign as supplemental math centers 
• Implement these centers in an independent way or use them with small-groups.

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This Alphabet Letter Matching activity will make the perfect Literacy Center for your Kindergarten students this Back to School season. Learners will explore uppercase and lowercase letters across two levels of difficulty - one version providing upper and lowercase letter outlines, and one version with just uppercase letter outlines provided.

Perfect for use during kindergarten literacy centers or with small groups of students, this back to school letter matching activity is simple to prepare and can be used again and again. Learners use magnetic letters to match uppercase and lowercase letters to the match-up cards then record the letters on the recording sheets provided.

⭐ This Back to School Kindergarten Literacy Center is also included in the following bundle:

• Kindergarten Back to School Math and Literacy Centers.

What’s included in this Back to School Letter Matching Literacy Center?

• Level 1 match-up cards - both uppercase and lowercase letter outlines are included on the card, learners only have to recognize and match the letters
• Level 2 match-up cards - only the uppercase letter outline is provided, learners will have to figure out the lowercase letter and match it to the uppercase letter
• 2 differentiated recording sheets - 

1. Learners trace the uppercase and lowercase match
2. The uppercase letter is provided, learners write the lowercase letter themselves

How to best use this Kindergarten Letter Matching Literacy Center?

• Print which version you'd like learners to use.
• Provide learners with magnetic letters or a dry-erase marker. Learners can use the magnetic letters or trace/write the letter on the card.
• They can record their answers in the recording sheet if required.

Preparing this Back to School Alphabet Activity for Kindergarten:

• Print and laminate the pages. 
• Cut apart to create the cards.
• Print recording sheets if required.

For more engaging Kindergarten alphabet Activities, check out the following resources:

**-**Alphabet Mystery Puzzles

-Alphabet Clip Cards - Letter Recognition

-Winter Alphabet Match-Up (Beginning Sounds Craft)

-Spring Alphabet Match-Up (Beginning Sounds Craft)

-Alphabet Beginning Sounds Clip Cards

-Alphabet Dominoes - Alphabet Recognition

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Looking for a fun visual discrimination activity for your kindergarten students this back to school season? This school themed Spot the Difference center is a fun and engaging activity to help learners with their visual discrimination. This highly visual resource also provides opportunities for students to practice school related vocabulary and oral language skills. Answer keys are also included for learners to check their answers.

⭐ This Spot the Difference Activity is also included in the following bundle: 

• Kindergarten Back to School Math and Literacy Centers.

What is included in this kindergarten visual discrimination center resource?

The printable contains the following:

• 10 Spot the Difference Sets
• Answer Keys
• Color and Black and White Versions

Preparing this Back to School Spot the Difference Center:

• Decide between color or black and white and print each page. 
• If you’d like this center to be reusable, laminate each set or slide them into a dry erase pocket.

How to best use this kindergarten back to school spot the difference packet:

• This activity can be administered as a learning center or with a small group of students.
• Learners will observe the two pictures on the page and spot the differences between the two pictures. They will then circle the differences.
• When all differences have been identified, learners can refer to the answer key.

For more engaging and Hands-On Kindergarten Activities, check out the following resources:

- Mystery Picture Puzzles Bundle

- Kindergarten Domino Matching Activities

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This fun, hands-on Back to School Number Sense Craft Activity is a perfect addition to your Kindergarten Back to School Math Centers. In this Back to School Math Activity, kindergarten learners will stack the books by matching the different representations of the number. 

This printable will provide a hands-on experience for learning and practicing number sense in a creative and crafty way. Learners will build upon their counting, subitizing and place value skills and knowledge. Numbers 1 to 20 are included along with recording sheets for learners to record their answers.

⭐ This Number Sense Craft Activity for Kindergarten is also included in the following bundle:

• Kindergarten Back to School Math and Literacy Centers.

What’s included in this Kindergarten Back to School Math Center resource?

- This printable covers numbers 1 to 20.

- The different representations included are

• Number and Word
• Ten Frame
• Tally Marks
• Dice
• Fingers
• Counting Paint Splats (1-10)
• Base 10 Blocks (11-20)
• Recording Sheets for 1-10 and 11-20
• Color and black and white versions are also provided

How to best use this Kindergarten Back to School Math Activity:

• Learners will match the different representations of the numbers on the books to create a stack of books, or just place the matching books together. There are 6 representations for each number.
• They can record their answers in the recording sheets, if desired.

Preparing this Kindergarten Back to School Craft Activity:

• Decide between color or black and white and print each page. 
• Print recording sheets, if using them.
• If you’d like this center to be reusable, laminate each set or slide them into a dry erase pocket.

For more engaging Kindergarten Number Sense Activities, check out the following resources:

- Number Sense Puzzles

- Winter Number Sense Match-Up

- Spring Number Sense Match-Up

- Watermelon Subitizing Puzzles

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These 2D Shape Sorting Mats are the perfect Math Center activity for your Kindergarten students to explore two dimensional shapes in a world around them this Back to School season. This fun activity provides students with the opportunity to explore 13 2D shapes by matching age-appropriate picture cards of real world examples of each shape. 

Perfect for use during kindergarten math centers or with small groups of students, these 2D shape sorting mats are simple to prepare and can be used again and again. Color and black and white versions for both the sorting mats and picture cards are provided

⭐ This Back to School Kindergarten Math Center is also included in the following bundle:

• Kindergarten Back to School Math and Literacy Centers.

What’s included in this Kindergarten Shape Sorting Mats resource?

• 13 2D shape sorting mats (color and black and white)
• 52 shape cards - 4 for each shape (color and black and white)

2D Shapes included:

• Circle
• Triangle
• Star
• Square
• Semicircle
• Rectangle
• Pentagon
• Oval
• Octagon
• Hexagon
• Heart
• Diamond/Rhombus
• Trapezium/Trapezoid

How to best use these Kindergarten 2D Shape Sorting Activity?

• Provide the sorting mats and the shape cards.
• Learners will sort the shape picture cards onto the correct sorting mat.

Preparing this Back to School Kindergarten Shape Center:

• Print and laminate the pages. 
• Cut apart to create the picture cards and sorting mats. 

For more engaging Kindergarten 2D Shape Sorting Activity, check out the following resources:

-2D Shape Sorting Mats (with real photos)

-2D Shape Domino Matching Activity

-Spring 2D Shape Clip Cards

-Spring 2D Shape Puzzles

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This Paint Splat Pattern Activity makes the perfect Math Center for your Kindergarten students this Back to School season. Learners will build, extend and problem solve across three activities involving AB, ABC, AAB and ABB patterns.

Perfect for use during kindergarten math centers or with small groups of students, this back to school pattern activity is simple to prepare and can be used again and again. Color pattern cards are provided along with an optional black and white worksheet for students to further demonstrate their learning.

⭐ This printable is also part of the following bundles:

-Kindergarten Back to School Math and Literacy Centers

What is included in this Back to School Math Center for Kindergarten resource?

All the activities in this resource cover 4 pattern sequences; AB, ABC, AAB and ABB. This allows for differentiation depending on the learner.

Pattern Activities include:

• Build the Pattern (color)
• Extend the Pattern (color)
• What is Missing? (color)
• Worksheet Option (black and white)

How do learners complete this Kindergarten Pattern Math Center?

• Build the Pattern: Learners use circle counters, counting bears or snap cubes and place them onto the paint splats based on the color to build the different patterns.
• Extend the Pattern: Learners identify the pattern and use manipulatives to continue and complete the pattern.
• What is Missing? Learners use manipulatives to fill in the missing piece in the pattern. They need to recognize and identify the pattern first.

Preparing this Back to School Kindergarten Math Pattern Center:

• Print the pattern pages and laminate.
• Cut apart to create the different pattern cards.

How to best use this AB AAB ABC ABB Patterns Activity for Kindergarten:

• Explore during morning work 
• Assign as supplemental math centers 
• Implement these centers in an independent way or use them with small-groups.

For more engaging Kindergarten Math Activities, check out the following resources:

-Winter Patterns Task Cards - AB, ABC, AAB and ABB Patterns

-Number Clip Cards - Number Recognition with Different Fonts

-Number Sense Craft Activity

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These hands-on Back to School Sequencing Picture Puzzles are a great option for your kindergarten math and literacy centers this back to school season. These printable puzzles include 15 Back to School Alphabet and Number Sequence Puzzles where students are asked to put the puzzle pieces together using alphabet or number sequences to reveal a picture. 

These puzzles are also great for your early finishers, enrichment opportunities, morning work, or even intervention groups. The Back to School puzzles come in a super fun school theme making this center perfect for use when starting Back to School.

⭐ These Back to School Sequencing Puzzles are also included in the following bundles: 

• Kindergarten Back to School Math and Literacy Centers.
• Mystery Picture Puzzle Bundles.

Each kindergarten sequencing picture puzzle is a fun, Back to School themed photo. These puzzles allow for independent learning since these are self checking.

What is in this kindergarten math and literacy sequencing center packet?

The printable contains the following activities and printables:

⭐ 9 Number Sequencing Puzzles

• 1 to 10 (3 puzzles)
• 11 to 20 (3 puzzles)
• 1 to 20 (3 puzzles)

⭐ 6 Alphabet Sequencing Puzzles

• Uppercase letters (3 puzzles)
• Lowercase letters (3 puzzles)

⭐ Templates for easy puzzle solving

How to best use this kindergarten back to school sequencing puzzle packet?

• Print, laminate and cut apart the pages to create the puzzle pieces.
• Choose the puzzle you need depending on your learner's needs. The puzzles allow for easy differentiation.
• Learners will put the puzzle pieces together to recreate the back to school scene. They will either sequence the alphabet letters from A to Z or sequence numbers from 1 through 20.

For more engaging Kindergarten Mystery Picture Puzzles, check out the following resources:

- Spring Sequencing Puzzles | Alphabet and Number Sequence Puzzles

- Alphabet and Beginning Sounds Puzzles

- Number Sense Puzzles

- Winter Math Mystery Puzzles

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This Pencil Rhyming Puzzles Activity makes the perfect Literacy Center for your Kindergarten students this Back to School season. Learners will identify the words that rhyme with each other and match the pencils based on the rhyming sounds. 

Perfect for use during kindergarten literacy centers or with small groups of students, this back to school rhyming puzzles activity is simple to prepare and can be used again and again. Color and black and white picture cards are provided along with an optional black and white worksheet for students to further demonstrate their learning. Picture cards are included with words.

⭐ This printable is also part of the following bundles:

-Kindergarten Back to School Math and Literacy Centers

What is included in this Back to School Pencil Rhyming Activity for Kindergarten?

• 31 Pencil Puzzles
• List of Words
• Recording Sheet
• Black and White copies (also includes a version with less color ink)

How do learners complete this Back to school Pencil Rhyming Puzzles activity?

• Present learners with the pencil puzzles cut apart.
• Learners will sound out the word and identify the word that rhymes with it and match the pieces together.
• They will create a pencil puzzle.
• They can then record their answers in the recording sheet if required.

Preparing this Back to School Literacy Activity for Kindergarten:

• Print the pages, laminate them and cut them apart.
• Print recording sheets, if using.

How to best use this Kindergarten Rhyming Pencils Puzzles Literacy Center:

• Explore during morning work 
• Assign as supplemental literacy centers 
• Implement these centers in an independent way or use them with small-groups.

For more engaging Kindergarten Literacy Activities, check out the following resources:

- Middle Sounds Sorting Activity

- CVC Word Building Mat

- Sentence Building Activity

- Beginning Sounds Craft Activity

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These Color Sort / Color Match Mats will make the perfect Math Center activity for your Kindergarten students this Back to School season. Encouraging exploration of 11 colors, this engaging back to school math center features age-appropriate images of objects to allow learners to connect the colors to the world around them.

Perfect for use during kindergarten math centers or with small groups of students, these back to school color math mats are simple to prepare and can be used again and again. A paint palette for each color is provided for reference along with recording sheets and worksheets.

⭐ This printable is also part of the following bundles:

-Kindergarten Back to School Math and Literacy Centers

What is included in the Back to School Color Math Center for Kindergarten?

• 11 Color Paint Palettes
• 33 Color Paint Splat Pictures (3 for each color)
• 3 recording sheets
• 3 worksheets

Colors Included:

• Red
• Orange
• Pink
• Yellow
• Blue
• White
• Black
• Gray/grey
• Green
• Brown
• Purple

How do learners complete this Kindergarten Color Match and Sort Math Center?

• Present learners with the color palettes and color splat picture cards.
• Learners match each color splat card to the corresponding color palette.
• If using the recording sheets, students color each picture using the correct color.
• To consolidate learning, students complete the worksheets by coloring each picture the correct color.

Preparing this Back to School Kindergarten Color Math Center:

• Print the color palettes and color splat pictures and laminate. Cut apart the color splats.
• Print recording sheets and worksheets, if using.

How to best use this Back to School Color Match and Sort Center:

• Explore during morning work 
• Assign as supplemental math centers 
• Implement these centers in an independent way or use them with small-groups.

For more engaging and Hands-On Kindergarten Color Activities, check out the following resources:

- Color Sorting Mats (with real photos)

- Color Wheels Clip Card

- Colors Dominoes | Kindergarten Domino Center

- Spring Icons Color Clip Cards | Kindergarten Color Activity

- Spring Color Clip Cards | Kindergarten Color Activity

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This Dough Counting Mats makes the perfect Math Center for your Kindergarten students this Back to School season. Learners will practice one to one correspondence, number recognition and counting with numbers 1 to 20. Learners will practice counting and subitizing up to 20 using ten frames.

Perfect for use during kindergarten math centers or with small groups of students, this counting activity is simple to prepare and can be used again and again. Color and black and white versions are provided and your students will love the fun back to school themed pictures.

⭐ This printable is also part of the following bundles:

-Kindergarten Back to School Math and Literacy Centers

What is included in this Counting Mats Back to School Math Center for Kindergarten?

• Paint Palette Counting Mat
• School Bus Counting Mat
• Tablet Counting Mat
• Number Tiles 1 to 20
• Black and White Copies

Each counting mat comes in 4 different versions. This allows for easy differentiation among learners.

1. Blank version
2. 5 frame
3. 10 frame
4. 20 frame

How do learners complete this Kindergarten Dough Counting Mats Number Activity?

• Present the learners with the preferred version of the counting mats and some playdough.
• Learners will flip over a number card and place it on the box.
• They will then use the dough to place the matching number of dough balls onto the counting mat.
• Alternatively these counting mats can be used with other manipulatives such as dice, counting bears, snap cubes and buttons.

Preparing this Back to School Kindergarten Math Center:

• Print the counting mats and laminate.
• Print the number tiles, laminate and cut apart.

How to best use this Back to School Counting Mats Math Center:

• Explore during morning work 
• Assign as supplemental math centers 
• Implement these centers in an independent way or use them with small-groups.

For more engaging Kindergarten Math Activities, check out the following resources:

-Number Sense Craft Activity - Stack the Books!

-Spring Counting Clip Cards

-Counting Dominoes

-Halloween Counting Wheels Clip Cards

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