Numbers Playdough Mats Free Printable with Zoo Animal Theme
Looking for fun ways to teach counting through play? This ‘Feed the Zoo Animals Dinner’ Numbers Playdough Mats Free Printable is for you!
A fun way for your toddler or preschooler to practice their fine motor skills and counting at the same time! You can also incorporate colors, and names of animals, as well as where they live and what they eat. Don’t you just love it when an activity can teach multiple things at once?
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Play-based learning is the best way for our toddlers and preschoolers to learn, and activities that can teach several different skills at once are my favorite kind!
Once you have downloaded this free printable, you just need to print and laminate it and then grab your playdough!
Numbers Playdough Mats in Action!
My daughter enjoyed using these numbers playdough mats in her play today and now that she can count past 10, we added a playdough number 1 in front of the numbers to create double digit numbers for her to practice!
The Playdough mats each have a different animal that you might meet on Safari or at the zoo. These can be decorated with the playdough color matching their markings. My daughter used an animal book to help her check what color and pattern each animal had.
We then used our playdough to fill in the shape of the number in the corner of the mat, after she practiced tracing the number with her finger. This helps reinforce what the number looks and feels like when written.
Then my daughter, checked the picture on the animals bowl to learn what they eat. She then created this with her playdough and consulted the number on the mat to see how many of each the animal needed for their dinner.
Benefits of learning this way
- Learning through play is now accepted as the main way young children learn
- Our kids are having fun
- They are practicing multiple skills at once
- They remember more when they are actively engaged, rather than just passively listening
What Your Child Can Learn from this Activity
- Number Recognition
- Counting
- Fine Motor Skills
- Creativity & Imagination
- General Knowledge – Names of Animals & What they Eat
- Speech, Language, & Vocabulary Opportunities
- Social Skills if playing with other children
- Colors & Patterns
How to Get Your Numbers Playdough Mats
It’s so easy to get these Numbers Playdough Mats for your Kids. It will just take you 5 minutes!
Just click on the pink button below, where it says “Get Your Numbers Playdough Mats Here!” This will take you to a form where you can enter your name and email and then your FREE Printables will be sent straight to your email!
Then you can print them out at home and laminate them ready to start playing!
Make sure to select the option, ‘fit to printable area’ in the advanced settings when printing. This makes sure the printable comes out looking it’s best.
I hope your little one has fun learning with their Free Numbers Playdough Mats Printable!
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