Spring preschool math and literacy centers that let learning bloom all season! This Spring Theme Math & Literacy Pack is packed with over 25 hands-on, colorful and low-prep activities so preschool and pre-K learners can count, sort, match letters, hear beginning sounds and rhyme with sweet spring pictures.

Whether you are teaching in a classroom, homeschooling or supporting ELL or special needs learners, this set keeps spring learning fun, developmentally appropriate and easy to differentiate. Number mats, raindrop ten-frame cards, graphing games, strawberry beginning sound match-ups and Spring BINGO keep practice playful. A ten-frame is a simple grid of ten boxes that helps children see and count numbers.

With this spring math and literacy pack, you get

• Over 25 spring math and literacy activities
• Counting and number practice to 20 with ten-frames
• Sorting, graphing, shape and AB pattern activities
• Beginning sounds, rhyming, letter matching and spring vocabulary
• Tracing cards for pre-writing and fine motor practice

Print, laminate and your spring centers are ready to go.

What's Included

• Over 25 spring math and literacy activities with bright spring graphics
• Math activities:
  • 2 Sets of Spring Number Mats: Practice numbers 1-20 with both empty and filled ten-frames using play dough, counters or dry erase markers.
  • Counting to 10 Puzzles: Two sets of puzzles with arrays and ten-frames.
  • Line-Up Puzzles (Counting to 5 and 10): Sequence puzzles for number order and problem solving.
  • Raindrop Ten-Frame Cards: Match quantities and number symbols.
  • Roll and Count Mats: Roll a die, write the number and show the amount with mini erasers or counters.
  • Spin & Graph and Dice Graphing Games: Collect data and make bar graphs with dice and spinners.
  • Spring Shape Puzzles & Play Dough Mats: Match and model 2D shapes.
  • Sorting Activities: Sort by shape, size and number with spring pictures.
  • Spin & Cover Games: Number, shape and picture recognition games.
  • AB Patterning Activities (3 levels): Copy, continue and create AB patterns.
  • Spring Bugs Tic-Tac-Toe: A strategy game with spring vocabulary.
  • Strawberry Missing Number Cards: Find the missing number in a sequence.
• Literacy activities:
  • Strawberry Beginning Sound Match-Up: Match pictures to the correct beginning sound.
  • Alphabet Matching Game: Match uppercase to lowercase letters with spring graphics.
  • Spring Tracing Cards: Trace letters, numbers and shapes.
  • Visual Discernment Clip Cards ("What doesn't belong?"): Find the picture that does not belong.
  • Trace, Write & Draw the Room: Find spring vocabulary around the room, then trace, write and draw it.
  • Spring BINGO: A class set of boards with color matching cards.
  • Picture, Rhyme and Number Matching Games: Matching centers for early language and math.

Why Teachers Love It

• Spring is covered: With over 25 activities, you have fresh centers ready for weeks of spring learning.
• Math and literacy in one pack: Counting, sorting, graphing and patterns sit right alongside letters, beginning sounds, rhyming and vocabulary.
• Hands-on from start to finish: Children use play dough, counters, mini erasers, dice and dry erase markers as they learn.
• Kids get moving: Trace, Write & Draw the Room has children hunting for spring words around the classroom.
• Low prep: Print on card stock, laminate once and reuse the centers all season long.
• Easy to scaffold: Bright visuals, clear directions and hands-on pieces help ELL learners and children with special needs join right in.

Skills Students Practice

Primary Academic Skills

• Counting and number recognition: Children count and recognize numbers 1-20 with number mats, ten-frame cards and puzzles.
• Number order: Line-up puzzles and missing number cards build number sequencing.
• Sorting and graphing: Children sort by shape, size and number and collect data for simple bar graphs.
• Patterns: Three levels of AB pattern activities help children copy, continue and create patterns.
• Shape recognition: Shape puzzles and play dough mats build 2D shape knowledge.
• Alphabet knowledge: Children match uppercase and lowercase letters.
• Phonemic awareness: Beginning sound match-ups and rhyme matching games help children hear the sounds in words.
• Visual discrimination: "What doesn't belong?" clip cards ask children to spot the picture that does not fit.
• Fine motor and pre-writing: Tracing cards, play dough mats and clip cards build hand strength and control.
• Spring vocabulary: Children trace, write, draw and talk about spring words.

Secondary Life & Learning Skills

• Taking turns
• Waiting during group play
• Following directions
• Listening to classmates
• Using mathematical language
• Working independently

How to Use It

Step 1: Choose the centers you want for the week. Print them on card stock and laminate them for durability.

Step 2: Introduce each activity in a small group. Add dry erase markers or crayons, play dough, dice and counters, then move the activity into your math or literacy centers.

Step 3: Store small games in zip-top bags or photo boxes for easy grab-and-go organization. Rotate in new centers and bring out Spring BINGO for a whole-group game.

Materials You'll Need

• Card stock
• Laminating pouches and a laminator (for durability)
• Dry erase markers or crayons
• Play dough
• Dice
• Mini erasers or other counters
• Zip-top bags or photo boxes for storage

Easy Differentiation

Preschoolers come to spring centers with a wide range of skills. These activities are easy to adjust for each child.

For Children Who Need More Support

• Start with the Counting to 5 line-up puzzles and the filled ten-frame number mats
• Count together while touching each counter on the ten-frame
• Begin with the first level of the AB patterning activities
• Use fewer letter pairs in the alphabet matching game

For On-Level Practice

• Work through the number mats and ten-frame cards to 20
• Copy and continue AB patterns at the middle level
• Play the graphing games and Spin & Cover games with a partner
• Match all of the uppercase and lowercase letter pairs

For an Extra Challenge

• Create new AB patterns at the top level
• Use the empty ten-frame mats and write each number without a model
• Tell which group on the graph has more and which has fewer
• Write spring vocabulary words during Trace, Write & Draw the Room and draw a picture for each one

For Speech, OT, ELL or Special Education Support

• Name each spring picture together to build vocabulary
• Practice target sounds with the strawberry beginning sound match-up and rhyme matching game
• Use the tracing cards, play dough mats and clip cards for fine motor work
• Repeat favorite activities often for extra practice
• Give extra processing time and offer one center at a time

Perfect For

• Preschool and pre-K classrooms
• Spring centers
• Small groups
• Early intervention and RTI groups
• Special education classrooms
• ELL support
• Homeschool
• Early finishers and playful review
• Whole-group BINGO

Standards

These spring 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 represent 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.MD.B.3: Classify objects into categories and count how many are in each, as in the sorting and graphing activities.
• 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, while filling ten-frames and number mats.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.A.5: Recognize numerals 0-10 on counting puzzles, line-up puzzles and missing number cards.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.C.1: Name and describe common 2D shapes with the shape puzzles and play dough mats.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.E.1: Sort objects that are the same and different, such as spring pictures sorted by shape or size.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.E.2: Collect data and organize it in a graph with the spin and dice graphing games.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.V.E.3: Recognize, copy, extend and create patterns with the AB patterning activities.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.III.B.6: Identify rhyming words while playing 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 following tracing card paths.

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.2.C: Count a set of objects and show that the last number said tells how many.
• 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 CD3.4: Sort, classify and pattern with spring sorting and pattern activities.
• 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 SOL

• VA SOL Math K.NS.2.a: Read, write and identify numerals on the number mats and ten-frame cards.
• VA SOL Math K.PS.1.a: Sort and classify objects by one attribute, such as size or 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 Spring Theme Preschool/Pre-K Math & Literacy Centers to your cart and have over 25 spring centers ready to go. Print, laminate and watch your preschoolers count, sort, rhyme and match letters as learning blooms all season!

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