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Chalk Counting Garden

By Shaunna Evans Leave a Comment · This content may contain affiliate links.

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When introducing a new activity to kids, it can be helpful to present similar learning goals in a variety of ways. This gives kids multiple opportunities to practice a new skill. Last week we shared our play dough counting garden. In that activity Tinker used play dough to create sets of flower petals to match a number. That activity inspired this outdoor version. Whenever we can take learning outside, it’s a hit!

Chalk Counting Garden-Take math outdoors this spring and create a chalk counting garden with this math and art activity for preschoolers

Set Up the Counting Garden Invitation

While Tinker was playing outside I  grabbed our sidewalk chalk bin and drew a few circles along the sidewalk. Inside each I wrote a number. Yep, it’s that easy to set this one up!

Chalk Counting Garden Invitation

Soon Tinker came over and asked what we were going to do. I reminded her of our play dough garden and told her I thought it would be fun to create our own outdoor garden with chalk. She got right to work adding petals to each flower. Note that kids may not have the planning ability to space their petals, and their petals may merge together and look like one large petal in the end. That’s okay. Listen as they are working and you’ll hear them counting as they go. You can also model creating your own flower, and ask kids to point as they count the flower petals they drew. This will help reinforce one-to-one correspondence.

Drawing Flower Petals Counting for Preschoolers

After drawing the flower petals Tinker added stems and leaves to the flowers in her garden.

Preschool Counting Spring Activity-Chalk Counting Garden

She wanted me to work with her, so we finished the garden off with some grass, a blue sky, and a bright yellow sun.

Chalk Counting Garden

And when we were done we had a colorful counting garden to greet the neighbors as they walk by.

Counting Garden

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Hands-on Play with ABCs and 123s

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If you’re looking for more hands-on ways to practice counting and early literacy skills with kids, check out our co-authored book ABCs and 123s. Inside you’ll find over 40 kid-tested learning activities that teach beginning literacy and math in a playful way.

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Filed Under: Art, Fine Motor, Flowers, Kindergarten, Math, Preschool, Quick and Easy, Spring Tagged With: counting, outdoor learning

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