St. Patrick's Day preschool math activities that fill your March math centers with clovers, gold coins and pots of gold! This set of 20+ St. Patrick's Day math centers has preschoolers sorting sizes, comparing weights, measuring, graphing, counting to 10 and exploring 2D shapes.

Children line up clovers from tallest to shortest, weigh gold coins and rainbow erasers on a balance scale, cover answers on Cover Up grids and spin to trace numbers 1-10. Each center is hands-on, so little learners get to touch, move and talk about math while they play.

With this St. Patrick's Day math centers set, you get:

• Measurement practice with size order mats, measure the room and nonstandard measurement
• Weight comparison with a balance scale activity
• Graphing games to roll, spin and I Spy
• Counting, patterns, 2D shapes and number tracing

Print your favorites, grab a handful of gold coins and your March centers are ready.

What's Included

• 2 St. Patrick's Day Size Order Mats and 5 Size Order Card Sets (tallest to shortest and shortest to tallest)
• St. Patrick's Day Measure the Room
• Comparing Weight Balance Scale Activity with gold coins and rainbow erasers
• St. Patrick's Day Sorting Mat for BIG and small
• 3 Cover Up! Grid Games: Counting to 10, AB Patterns and 2D Shapes
• Color-in Patterns
• St. Patrick's Day Themed Nonstandard Measurement
• 2 St. Patrick's Day I Spy Graphing Activities
• 2 St. Patrick's Day Roll and Graph Activities
• 1 Whole Class St. Patrick's Day Roll and Graph Activity
• 5 Spin & Graph Games
• Spin & Trace for numbers 1-10

Why Teachers Love It

• A full month of math centers: More than 20 activities share one festive St. Patrick's Day theme, so March math planning is done.
• Measurement made hands-on: Children compare heights, sizes and weights with gold coins and pictures they can hold and line up.
• Graphing in many forms: I Spy graphs, roll and graph, spin and graph and a whole class roll and graph give plenty of data practice.
• Works for any group size: Use the whole class roll and graph at circle time and set the rest out in centers or small groups.
• Familiar holiday pictures: Leprechauns, horseshoes, hats, clovers and pots of gold keep preschoolers excited to count and compare.

Skills Students Practice

Primary Academic Skills

• Size and height comparison: Children order St. Patrick's Day pictures from tallest to shortest and shortest to tallest and sort BIG and small.
• Weight comparison: Children use a balance scale with gold coins and rainbow erasers to find which side holds more and which holds less.
• Nonstandard measurement: Children measure pictures and objects around the room with gold coin counters.
• Graphing and data: Children roll, spin or search for pictures and record what they find on simple bar graphs.
• Counting to 10: Cover Up games and graphs keep children counting and comparing quantities.
• Patterns: Children complete color-in patterns and cover AB patterns, where two items take turns repeating.
• 2D shapes: Children find and cover shapes on the Cover Up grid.
• Number formation: Spin & Trace gives tracing practice for numbers 1-10.

Secondary Life & Learning Skills

• Taking turns
• Following directions
• Making and checking predictions
• Using mathematical language
• Waiting during group play
• Working independently

How to Use It

Step 1: Choose the St. Patrick's Day math activities that fit your March plans and print them. Laminate the mats and cards for repeated use.

Step 2: Set out the materials each center needs, such as gold coins, rainbow erasers or a balance scale.

Step 3: Model each activity once, then let children explore in centers or small groups. Play the whole class roll and graph together at circle time.

Materials You'll Need

• Gold coins or gold coin counters
• Rainbow erasers or rainbow counters
• A balance scale for the weight activity

Easy Differentiation

Every preschooler comes to math with different skills. These St. Patrick's Day centers are easy to adjust so each child can join in with confidence.

For Children Who Need More Support

• Start with the BIG and small sorting mat before ordering three sizes
• Use fewer cards from each size order set
• Count together with a finger on each picture before covering an answer
• Begin with the AB patterns on the Cover Up grid
• Trace numbers with a finger before using a crayon or marker

For On-Level Practice

• Order full card sets from tallest to shortest and shortest to tallest
• Play the Cover Up games for counting to 10 and 2D shapes
• Complete a roll and graph or spin and graph game
• Measure pictures with gold coin counters and count the total

For an Extra Challenge

• Predict which side of the balance will be heavier before testing
• Tell which column on a graph has the most and which has the least
• Measure the same picture with two different tools and compare the results
• Create a new AB pattern with gold coins and rainbow erasers

For Speech, OT, ELL or Special Education Support

• Practice comparison words such as tall, short, big, small, heavy, light, more and less
• Use language frames such as "This one is taller than ___."
• Build pincer grasp by picking up and placing small gold coin counters
• Offer a choice between two cards when ordering sizes
• Give extra processing time and model each step before children begin

Perfect For

• March math centers
• Preschool and pre-K classrooms
• Small groups
• Circle time
• Partner games
• Intervention
• Special education classrooms
• Homeschool preschool
• Substitute plans
• St. Patrick's Day celebrations

Standards

These St. Patrick's Day math 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 (Math, adopted 2012) and the Virginia Math SOL (2023):

• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.A.2: Count up to 10 objects, touching one object for each number. Children count pictures on Cover Up games and graphs.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.C.4: Recognize common shapes regardless of orientation and size on the 2D shapes Cover Up grid.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.D.1: Recognize and compare heights or lengths. Size order mats ask children to line up clovers from tallest to shortest.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.D.3: Recognize and compare the weights of objects with the balance scale activity.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.E.1: Sort objects that are the same and different, such as BIG and small pots of gold.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.E.2: Collect data and organize it in a graph with roll, spin and I Spy graphing games.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.E.3: Recognize, copy and extend AB patterns.
• Virginia ELDS CD3.1: Compare numbers, count and recognize quantities while covering answers and filling in graphs.
• Virginia ELDS CD3.3: Build geometric thinking by finding and naming 2D shapes.
• Virginia ELDS CD3.4: Sort, classify and pattern with St. Patrick's Day pictures and counters.
• Virginia ELDS CD3.5: Describe, compare and measure height, size and weight.
• CCSS K.MD.A.2: Directly compare two objects to see which has more or less of an attribute, such as which side of the balance is heavier.
• CCSS K.MD.B.3: Classify objects into categories and count how many are in each, as children do on every graph.
• CCSS K.G.A.2: Name shapes regardless of their orientation or size.
• TEKS Math K.7.B: Compare two objects with a common measurable attribute and describe the difference.
• TEKS Math K.8.B: Use data to create real-object and picture graphs.
• TEKS Math K.6.A: Identify two-dimensional shapes, including circles, triangles, rectangles and squares.
• VA SOL Math K.MG.1: Compare two objects using terms such as taller or shorter and heavier or lighter.
• VA SOL Math K.PS.1: Sort objects and organize data into simple object graphs and picture graphs.
• VA SOL Math K.PFA.1.b: Extend a repeating pattern by adding at least two more repetitions of the core.

Make March math centers easy with these St. Patrick's Day Preschool Math Activities. With 20+ hands-on centers for measuring, comparing, graphing, counting, patterns and shapes, your preschoolers will be learning and loving every minute. Add this resource to your cart today!

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