Summer preschool math and literacy centers packed with sunshine-filled learning fun! With over 25 hands-on activities, the Summer Theme Preschool/Pre-K Math & Literacy Centers make those hot days feel easy and breezy while your little learners count, match, trace and play.

This low-prep set is full of cheerful summer pictures like ice cream, beach balls and seashells. Children build early math and literacy skills with movement, matching and hands-on exploration. Whether you teach in a classroom, homeschool or work with little learners who need extra support, this pack helps you keep learning cool all summer long.

With these summer preschool centers, you get

• Over 25 math and literacy activities with one bright summer theme
• Counting, ten-frame, graphing, pattern and shape practice
• Beginning sounds, alphabet matching, rhyming and tracing activities
• Summer BINGO with 25 boards for whole-class vocabulary review
• A full Spanish version for bilingual classrooms and ELL students

Print, laminate and let the summer fun begin!

Spanish Version Included

Every activity in this pack is also included in Spanish, perfect for bilingual classrooms, dual-language programs and ELL students! You'll receive a separate, full-color PDF with all text translated, so you can choose the version that best fits your students' needs.

What's Included

Math Activities

• Summer Number Mats 1-20: Use play dough, mini erasers or markers to build numbers and ten-frames (two styles: blank and guided). A ten-frame is a simple grid of ten boxes used to show numbers.
• Counting to 10 Puzzles: Ten-frame and array puzzles for number recognition.
• Line-Up Puzzles (Count to 5 and 10): Put the pieces in number order.
• Ten-Frame Cards: Fill the frames to show each number.
• 2 Roll & Count Mats: Roll, write the number and show it with manipulatives.
• Dice & Spinner Graphing Games: Early graphing with summer pictures.
• AB Pattern Activities (3 Levels): Copy, continue and create summer-themed patterns.
• 2-Piece Puzzles: Match numbers to ten-frames, arrays and shapes.
• Shape Puzzles & Sorting: Shape recognition and early sorting.
• Spin & Cover Games (5 options): Low-prep game boards for numbers, shapes and pictures.
• Tic-Tac-Toe: A classic partner game with a summer twist.

Literacy Activities

• Beginning Sound Match-Up: Match summer-themed pictures to their beginning sounds.
• Alphabet Matching Cards: Connect uppercase and lowercase letters.
• Color Clip Cards: Identify and match colors.
• Shape & Rhyme Matching Games: Matching games for shapes and rhyming pairs.
• Missing Number Cards: Find the missing number to practice number order.
• Line Tracing Cards: Pre-writing practice.
• Alphabet, Number & Shape Tracing Cards: Use dry-erase markers or finger tracing in sensory trays.
• Visual Discernment Cards ("What doesn't belong?"): Find the picture that does not fit the group.
• Trace, Write & Draw the Room: A movement activity that builds vocabulary.
• Summer BINGO: 25 boards included for a full class.

Why Teachers Love It

• A whole summer of centers: Over 25 math and literacy activities share one theme, so planning your summer centers takes just one download.
• Two languages in one purchase: The full Spanish version makes this pack ready for bilingual and dual-language classrooms.
• Hands-on and active: Play dough, clip cards, puzzles, dice, spinners and a write the room hunt keep children moving and engaged.
• Easy to reuse: Laminate the pages and use dry-erase markers or play dough again and again.
• Room to grow: Number mats go all the way to 20, and the pattern activities come in 3 levels.
• Works for groups of any size: Tic-tac-toe works for partners, while BINGO covers the whole class.

Skills Students Practice

Primary Academic Skills

• Counting and number sense: Children build, count and show numbers 1-20 on mats, ten-frames and puzzles.
• Number order: Line-up puzzles and missing number cards practice counting in order.
• Graphing and data collection: Dice and spinner games introduce simple graphs.
• Patterns: Children copy, continue and create AB patterns.
• Shapes and sorting: Shape puzzles, sorting and spin and cover games build shape recognition.
• Alphabet and beginning sounds: Children match uppercase and lowercase letters and pair pictures with beginning sounds.
• Rhyming: Rhyme matching builds phonological awareness.
• Visual discrimination: "What doesn't belong?" cards ask children to compare and categorize.
• Fine motor and pre-writing: Clip cards and tracing cards build pencil control.
• Vocabulary: Write the room and BINGO give children new summer words to use.

Secondary Life & Learning Skills

• Taking turns
• Following directions
• Waiting during group play
• Listening to classmates
• Working independently
• Building confidence during group participation

How to Use It

Step 1: Choose the activities you want for the week. Print on cardstock and laminate for durability.

Step 2: Cut apart cards and puzzles and store small games in zip-top bags or photo boxes. Pick the English or Spanish version for each group.

Step 3: Model each activity once, then set it out in math and literacy centers, small groups or whole-class time. Use dry-erase markers or play dough for repeated use.

Materials You'll Need

• Cardstock
• Laminating pouches and a laminator (for durability)
• Zip-top bags or photo boxes for storage
• Play dough, mini erasers or markers for the number mats
• Dry-erase markers
• Dice

Easy Differentiation

Every preschooler is at a different place with numbers and letters. This pack makes it easy to meet each child where they are.

For Children Who Need More Support

• Use the guided style of the number mats
• Start with the count to 5 line-up puzzles
• Begin with the first level of the AB pattern activities
• Use finger tracing in a sensory tray before tracing with a marker

For On-Level Practice

• Work with numbers to 10 on the ten-frame cards and puzzles
• Play the spin and cover games with a partner
• Match uppercase and lowercase letters with the alphabet matching cards
• Rotate math and literacy centers through the week

For an Extra Challenge

• Use the blank style of the number mats up to 20
• Move to the count to 10 line-up puzzles
• Create new patterns with the third pattern level
• Write words during Trace, Write & Draw the Room

For Speech, OT, ELL or Special Education Support

• Use the Spanish version to support bilingual learners
• Practice vocabulary and target sounds with BINGO and beginning sound cards
• Use clip cards and play dough for fine motor practice
• Work one-on-one or in small groups with clear visuals
• Give extra processing time and model each activity first

Perfect For

• Preschool and pre-K classrooms
• Summer themes and end-of-year review
• Math and literacy centers
• Small groups
• Homeschool
• Special education
• ELL and bilingual classrooms
• RTI and early intervention
• Partner games

Standards

These summer centers support the 2022 Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines and Virginia's Early Learning and Development Standards (2021), and they build toward kindergarten skills in Common Core, the TEKS and the Virginia SOL (Math 2023, English 2024):

Common Core State Standards

• CCSS K.CC.A.3: Write numbers 0-20 and show a number of objects with a written numeral on the roll and count mats.
• CCSS K.CC.B.4.a: Say number names in order while pairing each object with one number.
• CCSS K.G.A.2: Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientation or size.
• CCSS RF.K.1.d: Recognize and name uppercase and lowercase letters.
• CCSS RF.K.2.a: Recognize and produce rhyming words.

Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines

• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.A.2: Count up to 10 objects, touching one object for each number, on ten-frame cards and counting puzzles.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.A.5: Recognize numerals 0-10 on number mats, puzzles and spin and cover games.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.C.1: Name and describe common 2D shapes with shape puzzles and tracing cards.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.E.1: Sort objects that are the same and different during shape sorting and "What doesn't belong?" cards.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.E.2: Collect data and organize it in a graph with the dice and spinner graphing games.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.E.3: Recognize, copy, extend and create AB patterns.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.III.B.6: Identify rhyming words with the rhyme matching game.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.III.C.1: Recognize and name letters while matching uppercase and lowercase pairs.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.III.C.2: Recognize letter-sound correspondences with the beginning sound match-up.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.IX.B.2: Show growing control in tasks that need eye-hand coordination, such as line tracing cards.

Texas TEKS

• TEKS Math K.2.B: Read, write and represent whole numbers from 0 to at least 20 with and without objects or pictures.
• TEKS Math K.8.B: Use data to create real-object and picture graphs.
• TEKS ELAR K.2.A.i: Identify and produce rhyming words.

Virginia Early Learning and Development Standards

• Virginia ELDS CD3.1: Compare numbers, count and recognize quantities with number mats, ten-frames and line-up puzzles.
• Virginia ELDS CD3.4: Sort, classify and pattern with summer pictures.
• Virginia ELDS CLLD2.3: Notice that spoken words are made of smaller sounds, including rhyming parts.
• Virginia ELDS CLLD2.4: Learn how letters work by matching uppercase and lowercase letters.
• Virginia ELDS CLLD3.3: Handle writing tools while tracing lines, letters, numbers and shapes.

Virginia SOL

• VA SOL Math K.NS.2.a: Read, write and identify numerals on the number mats and roll and count mats.
• VA SOL Math K.PS.1.f: Organize data using pictures to form a simple picture graph.
• VA SOL Math K.PFA.1.b: Extend a repeating pattern by adding at least two more repetitions of the core.
• VA SOL English K.FFR.3.A: Identify capital and lowercase letters of the alphabet.

Add the Summer Theme Preschool/Pre-K Math & Literacy Centers to your cart and have over 25 sunny centers ready in English and Spanish. Print, laminate and watch your preschoolers count, match, trace and rhyme their way through summer!

This pack is included in the Preschool Math & Literacy Themed Bundle. *Do Not Purchase Both

Download Details

This is a digital download. No physical product will be shipped.

Your files will be available

• Immediately after purchase on the "Thank You" page
• In your confirmation email
• Anytime in your account dashboard: https://lifeovercsstore.com/account