Ocean preschool math and literacy activities that make a splash with sea animals, beach fun and early learning! This Preschool/Pre-K Math and Literacy Ocean Theme pack gives you exactly what you need for your preschool and pre-k ocean unit.

Differentiated activities support young learners, special education and the whole preschool year, with rhyming and graphing activities ready for children who want a challenge. Children count, sort, match, trace and play their way through BINGO, clip cards, counting puzzles, beginning sound match-ups and AB patterns. A ten-frame is a simple grid of ten boxes that helps children see and count numbers.

With this ocean math and literacy pack, you get

• Counting to 3, 5 and 10 with puzzles, roll and count mats and ten-frames
• Graphing, sorting, shape and AB pattern activities
• Beginning sounds, rhyming and uppercase and lowercase letter practice
• Tracing cards, line tracing and play dough mats for fine motor practice
• A class set of BINGO and a pretend play set

Make planning your ocean unit a breeze with a pack that is ready for small groups, centers, therapy sessions or homeschool learning.

What's Included

• Class Set of BINGO
• 2 Graphing Dice Games
• 2 Spinner Graphing Games
• 2 Roll and Count Mats
• 4 Sets of Tracing Cards (uppercase, lowercase, number, shape)
• 2 Sets of Sorting Activities (shapes and numbers 1-10)
• 2 Sets of Number Mats (empty ten-frame, filled ten-frame)
• Beginning Sound Match Up
• Pretend Play Set
• 5 Sets of Clip Cards (color, matching, array, ten-frame, shape)
• Size Clip Cards (large, small)
• 3 Sets of Counting to 10 Puzzles (array, ten-frame, matching)
• 6 Matching Games (picture, ten-frame, alphabet, rhyme, shape)
• 3 Spin & Cover Games (1-5, shape, picture)
• Line-Up Puzzles for Counting to 3, 5 and 10
• Missing Number Cards
• Tic-Tac-Toe
• Trace, Write & Draw the Room
• 3 Levels of AB Patterns
• Line Tracing Cards
• Shape Play Dough Mats
• Visual Discernment Clip Cards
• Ten-Frame Cards

An array is a group of objects set out in rows. Visual discernment clip cards ask "What does not belong?"

Why Teachers Love It

• Math and literacy in one pack: Counting, sorting, graphing and patterns sit right alongside letters, beginning sounds and rhyming.
• Built for differentiation: Line-up puzzles for counting to 3, 5 and 10, empty and filled ten-frame mats and three levels of AB patterns meet children where they are.
• Whole-group and small-group options: A class set of BINGO works for the whole class, while clip cards and puzzles fit small groups and centers.
• Kids get moving: Trace, Write & Draw the Room has children hunting for ocean words around the classroom.
• Room for pretend play: The pretend play set adds language-rich play to your ocean unit.
• Fine motor built in: Clip cards, tracing cards and play dough mats strengthen little hands.

Skills Students Practice

Primary Academic Skills

• Math foundations: Counting to 3, 5 and 10, number identification, writing numbers, ten-frames, arrays, matching, color identification, 2D shapes and sorting.
• Literacy development: Alphabet uppercase and lowercase recognition, beginning sound identification and rhyming.
• Pre-writing skills: Tracing lines, letters, numbers and shapes prepares hands for writing.
• Critical thinking: "What does not belong?" cards build reasoning and visual discrimination.
• Fine motor development: Clipping, tracing and play dough work strengthen hand muscles.

Secondary Life & Learning Skills

• Taking turns
• Waiting during group play
• Following directions
• Communicating choices
• Working independently
• Building confidence during group participation

How to Use It

Step 1: Choose the ocean activities you want for the week. Print them and laminate the mats and cards for durability.

Step 2: Introduce each activity in a small group, then move it into your math or literacy centers.

Step 3: Rotate in new activities through your ocean unit and bring out BINGO for a whole-group game.

Easy Differentiation

Preschoolers come to an ocean unit with a wide range of skills. These activities are easy to adjust for each child.

For Children Who Need More Support

• Start with the Line-Up Puzzles for counting to 3 and the 1-5 Spin & Cover game
• Use the filled ten-frame number mats and count together while touching each picture
• Begin with the first level of the AB patterns
• Use the line tracing cards before moving to letters and numbers

For On-Level Practice

• Work through the counting to 10 puzzles and ten-frame clip cards
• Copy and continue AB patterns at the middle level
• Play the graphing games and Spin & Cover games with a partner
• Match uppercase and lowercase letters in the alphabet matching game

For an Extra Challenge

• Play the rhyme matching game
• Use the empty ten-frame number mats
• Work through the top level of the AB patterns
• Tell which group on the graph has more and which has fewer

For Speech, OT, ELL or Special Education Support

• Name each ocean picture together to build vocabulary
• Practice target sounds with the beginning sound match up and rhyme matching game
• Use the tracing cards, play dough mats and clip cards for fine motor work
• Use the pretend play set and "What does not belong?" cards to practice describing words
• Give extra processing time and offer one activity at a time

Perfect For

• Preschool and pre-K ocean units
• Summer learning
• Small groups
• Math and literacy centers
• Whole-group BINGO
• Therapy sessions
• Special education classrooms
• Homeschool

Standards

These ocean activities 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.B.4.a: Say number names in order while pairing each object with one number.
• CCSS K.MD.B.3: Classify objects into categories and count how many are in each, as in the sorting and graphing activities.
• 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, with roll and count mats, puzzles and ten-frames.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.A.5: Recognize numerals 0-10 on number mats, line-up puzzles and missing number cards.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.C.1: Name and describe common 2D shapes with the shape clip cards, sorting activity and play dough mats.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.D.1: Compare the size of objects with the large and small clip cards.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.E.1: Sort objects that are the same and different, such as shapes and numbers.
• 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 patterns with the AB pattern activities.
• 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 and tracing uppercase and lowercase letters.
• 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 following line tracing paths.

Texas TEKS

• 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-frame cards and line-up puzzles.
• Virginia ELDS CD3.3: Build geometric thinking by matching, sorting and tracing shapes.
• Virginia ELDS CD3.4: Sort, classify and pattern with ocean sorting and pattern activities.
• Virginia ELDS CD3.5: Describe and compare objects by size.
• Virginia ELDS CLLD2.3: Notice that spoken words are made of smaller sounds, including beginning sounds and 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.PS.1.a: Sort and classify objects by one attribute, such as shape.
• 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 Preschool/Pre-K Math and Literacy Ocean Theme pack to your cart and make planning your ocean unit a breeze. Print, prep once and enjoy a sea of hands-on learning!

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