First Downs & First Sounds

Students will practice addition within 5 using these fun, Halloween-themed task cards! Each card features spooky visuals and includes number lines and five frames to support different strategies. Students use a dry erase marker to solve each problem, then check their work and try another card. Perfect for centers or small group practice!

Each task card shows two colors of blocks with a number beside each color. Students build their tower by stacking the matching number of blocks in each color. Then, they count all the blocks together to find the total. This activity helps students practice addition using hands-on, colorful towers.

These engaging math center pages help students build number recognition and understanding through hands-on practice. Each page includes a “key” at the bottom, showing numbers (or number representations such as dice, dominoes, tallies, and number words) matched with a specific color or fun eraser. Students use the key to cover all the matching numbers at the top of the page with the correct counter or eraser, giving them a fun way to practice identifying, matching, and representing numbers.

These engaging number mats help students practice number recognition, fine motor skills, and one-to-one counting. Students will say the number, build the number with play-doh, and then use fun manipulatives such as erasers, counters, or small toys to count out the matching amount. Perfect for math centers, small groups, or independent practice!

These task cards are designed to help early learners practice number recognition, sequencing, and counting from 1–10. Each card shows a number track with one number missing. Students use clothespins, clips, or markers to identify and cover the missing number on the track. This hands-on activity is perfect for centers, small groups, or independent practice and helps build early number sense in a fun and engaging way!

These versatile mats support numeral recognition and counting practice in a hands-on way. Teachers can copy them on colored paper, laminate, and cut for durability. Students use the mats to identify numbers 1–20 and then count out the correct number of manipulatives or fun erasers to place on each mat, building one-to-one correspondence and number sense.