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Valentine’s Counting Activity with Free Printable

February 9, 2017 by Sheryl Cooper

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Inside: Add some simple math to your preschooler’s day with this Valentine’s counting activity! Also promotes color recognition as the hearts are sorted. Free printable included!

We love simple activities that build skills! This Valentine’s counting and color sorting activity is perfect for small groups or independent work.

It can be done in the classroom setting or in the home.

All you need to do is download the free printable that is shown at the end of this post (scroll down), add objects that are the same colors, and it’s ready to go! You will see how I also turned this into a counting activity by creating a number line, and also an easy art activity.

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Valentine's Counting Activity with Free Printable

Valentine’s Counting Activity with Free Printable

 Valentine's counting activity with free printable!

What you will need:

  • Foam hearts (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple) or any desired shapes
  • White glue
  • Paper plate or other paper, cut into a heart shape
  • Colored hearts printable (offered at the end of this post)
  • Number line 1-6, written in the same colors as the hearts

CLICK HERE for more Valentine learning activities!

preschool valentines activity

Color matching activity:

preschool valentines activity

Place at least 5 of each color of the foam hearts into a container, mixed up. Invite the children to remove the hearts from the container and sort them by color. Then place the hearts on the matching color on the printable.

preschool valentines activity

1:1 correspondence:

preschool valentines activity

Once again, mix all the hearts together so that the children need to sort them by color. Have them place one foam heart on the matching paper heart.

Counting the hearts:

preschool valentines activity

For this activity, I drew a simple number line by hand, using the same 6 colors as the hearts. I invited the children to place one heart on each number, making sure the foam heart and the number were the same color.

preschool valentines activity
preschool valentines activity

You could extend this so that they place 1 heart under the number 1, 2 hearts under the number 2, etc.

Simple Art

preschool valentines activity
preschool valentines activity

With the hearts still on the number line, squeeze 6 puddles of glue on a piece of heart-shaped paper. The children can then remove each heart from the number line and place on the glue. (1:1 correspondence)

preschool valentines activity

Click on the photo below to get your pdf download:

Free toddler preschool Valentine's color sorting printable

 

Valentine's Counting Activity with Free Printable

Here are other fun Valentines activities to try:

  • 17 Skill Building Preschool Valentine’s Activities
  • Giant Collection of Preschool Valentine’s Activities
  • Valentine’s Crafts for Toddlers


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Filed Under: preschool, Valentines, Winter Activities Tagged With: colors, math, preschoolers, Valentines, winter

About Sheryl Cooper

Sheryl Cooper is the founder of Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds, a website full of activities for toddlers and preschoolers. She has been teaching this age group for over 20 years and loves to share her passion with teachers, parents, grandparents, and anyone with young children in their lives.

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  1. Jenny

    January 20, 2015 at 1:00 pm

    I love your idea! Where did you find your rainbow-colored foam hearts? I have been looking around on the web and haven’t been able to find any similar. Thanks!

    • Sheryl

      January 20, 2015 at 10:12 pm

      Hi Jenny – they are in a big tub of different shapes that I got at Michael’s Craft store. I tried to find similar on Amazon so I could include the link, but no luck. Check your local craft store. OR, you could buy foam sheets and cut the hearts yourself.

  2. Natasha

    January 23, 2015 at 9:01 pm

    These are some great ideas!

  3. Mirela

    January 11, 2016 at 8:56 pm

    I like it !
    It is a great idea to start making Valentines games and little bit learn.
    we are exercising kids’ motor abilities.
    I was playing with kids and my advice is to watch kids so they won’t eat glue 🙂

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