Teaching math to your Kindergarten child at home can be a lot of fun! Children in this age group are excited, eager learners who learn best through hands-on activities and exploration. This post will give you many ideas for teaching math to kindergarteners at home through fun, hands-on activities!

The hands-on math activities in this post include ideas for learning numbers, making 10, shapes, patterns and measurement—all of which are important foundational math skills for children between the ages of 3 – 6 years old to develop. 

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Math Activities for Kindergarten at Home

Kindergarten math at home can be a lot of fun with these hands-on activities! Most of these ideas use basic craft supplies and learning manipulatives you may already have. 

Number Activities for Kindergarten at Home

Play Dough Numbers – This fun playdough numbers with free numbers printable is a great way for kindergarteners to learn number recognition, counting and one-to-one correspondence. All you need is play dough and some little items for counting.

Learn Numbers with Tape – Kindergarteners can learn all about numbers, including counting, skip counting, number recognition, and one-to-one correspondence with these fun games! All you need is some colorful tape!

Stamp & Count DUPLO Math Game by Frugal Fun for Boys & Girls – Stamp and Count DUPLO math game is a hands-on counting activity is great for kindergarten and can be easy or challenging depending on the child. All you need are some playdough and DUPLO bricks. 

Counting & Measuring with LEGO by The Imagination Tree – For this simple math activity, you will need to write numbers on some LEGO bricks. Then use them to help your kindergartener develop number sense such as counting, number recognition, numeral order and one-to-one correspondence. 

Post-It Number Line Math Activity by Busy Toddler – Post-It number line activity teaches kindergarteners number recognition and numeral order. All you need for this hands-on activity is a large sheet of paper, a marker and a pad of post-it sticky notes. 

Making 10 Activities for Kindergarten at Home

Make Ten {an easy card game} by Mama.Papa.Bubba – This simple Make Ten math game uses a regular deck of cards and this free printable to teach kindergarteners how to add to ten. 

Ten Frame Math Game with Magnetic Tiles by 123Homeschool4Me – Ten Frame Math Game is a hands-on math game that teaches kindergarteners how to use a ten frame. All you need are some magnetic tiles and a die to roll. 

Free Addition Facts Game Adding to 10 by Life Over C’s – This free printable board game will help kindergarteners practice the addition facts and adding to ten. All you need to do is print the game, cut the cards out, and play!

Making 10 Addition Activity by Busy Toddler – This making ten math addition activity is simple to set up using sticky notes. It’s a great game for kindergarteners who are kinesthetic learners to play. 

Kindergarten Ten Frame by Days with Grey – This ten-frame game is perfect for kindergarteners learning to add to ten. All you need is some tape, sticky notes and a manipulative such as rainbow bears. 

Shapes Activities for Kindergarten at Home

Shapes Scavenger Hunt by Life Over C’s – Shapes are all around! Use this free printable scavenger hunt to have fun looking for shapes in your home with your kindergartener. Also included is an I Spy printable shapes activity. 

Shapes Play Dough Mats by 123Homeschool4Me – These printable shape playdough mats are a lot of fun for kindergarteners. They will love creating the different shapes with playdough. 

Shape Sorting Sensory Invitation to Play by Stir the Wonder – This simple sensory bin encourages kindergarteners to dig for shapes and sort them into a muffin tin. It’s also a good activity for working on fine motor skills.

Building Shapes with Craft Sticks by Pre-K Pages – Kindergarteners can build different shapes using crafts sticks. Printable challenge cards will prompt kids to build different shapes and think about where they might see that shape in their environment. 

Shape Hopscotch by Creative Family Fun – Playing shape hopscotch is a great way for kindergarteners to learn to recognize different shapes. It is played just like regular hopscotch. All you need is some pavement, sidewalk chalk and some rocks. 

Patterning Activities for Kindergarten at Home

Pattern Activities for Kindergarten – With some clothespins, popsicle sticks and paint, you can make these simple patterning sticks to teach your kindergartener all about making patterns. This is also a wonderful activity for Quiet Time. 

Pattern Snakes by Busy Toddler – This fun activity is an easy way for kindergarteners to play with patterns. For this patterning activity, all you need is a large piece of paper, a marker, and colorful dot stickers. 

Match and Build Patterns at Preschool Spot – This pattern building activity teaches kindergartners that patterns are just repeating segments. For this activity, you’ll only need some unifix cubes or something similar. 

Scooping and Pouring Patterns Activity by Stay at Home Educator – This simple scoop and pour activity incorporates creating patterns and fine motor skills. All you need is different colored rice, scoops, and clear jars. 

Fruit Themed Pattern Activity by Life Over C’s – This pattern printable teaches kindergarteners to use thinking skills to determine which fruit comes next in the pattern. All you need for this activity is the free printable and some fruit manipulatives. 

Bead Patterning by Pre-K Pages – Bead patterning is a hands-on activity that uses pipe cleaners and beads. The printable pattern prompts will encourage your kindergartener to extend the pattern. 

Measurement Activities for Kindergarten at Home

Magnetic Measurement Activity by Days with Grey – This simple measurement activity is great for kindergarteners. By using magnetic tiles, your child will measure a strip of tape and count the tiles to determine the length of the tape. 

Weight STEM Challenge Cards by The STEM Laboratory – Teach your kindergartener about measuring weight with these printable challenge cards. All you need is a balance scale and some objects to weigh. 

Measuring Hands and Feet with Unifix Cubes by Little Bins for Little Hands – For this simple measuring activity,  kindergarteners will trace their hands and feet on a paper and then measure using snap cubes or something similar. 

Frog Jump Gross Motor Measurement Activity by Coffee Cups and Crayons – Frog Jump measurement activity is great for kindergartners because it incorporates jumping and measuring. For this activity, you’ll need some tape and a measuring tape. 

 

So there you have it, 25 hands-on math activities that are perfect for teaching your kindergartener at home! I hope you are inspired to have fun with math and your kindergartner by all these ideas!

Happy playing, my friend!

xo
Sarah

P.S. If you are ready to really dive into Kindergarten at Home – be sure to check out this “Everything you could ever need, just open and go! Kindergarten Resource” Perfect for little ones 3 – 6 years old. 

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