Number Formation Dough Mats 1–10

$4.00

Ten picture mats where every number is drawn as a fruit or vegetable, so children trace the number, then count and press dough on the picture.

What’s inside

  • A how-to page for grown-ups with ways to use the mats
  • 5 pages of mats with two numbers on each, 1 through 10, each with a number to form and the matching number of fruits or vegetables to count
  • Ideas for dough, loose parts and dry-erase markers

Skills it builds

  • Number formation
  • Counting
  • Hand strength
  • Visual discrimination

How to use

Print and laminate each mat (or slide it into a sheet protector) and cut along the dashed border. Trace the number with dough or a marker, then press a dough ball on each picture as you count. Prep time: 5 minutes.

You’ll need

Playdough, a laminator or sheet protectors and scissors.

From a pediatric OT

Made by Ms. Aviv, a licensed pediatric occupational therapist, and used with real kids before it reaches you. Print-ready PDF on US Letter (prints on A4 with “fit to page”).

Ten picture mats where every number is drawn as a fruit or vegetable, so children trace the number, then count and press dough on the picture.

What’s inside

  • A how-to page for grown-ups with ways to use the mats
  • 5 pages of mats with two numbers on each, 1 through 10, each with a number to form and the matching number of fruits or vegetables to count
  • Ideas for dough, loose parts and dry-erase markers

Skills it builds

  • Number formation
  • Counting
  • Hand strength
  • Visual discrimination

How to use

Print and laminate each mat (or slide it into a sheet protector) and cut along the dashed border. Trace the number with dough or a marker, then press a dough ball on each picture as you count. Prep time: 5 minutes.

You’ll need

Playdough, a laminator or sheet protectors and scissors.

From a pediatric OT

Made by Ms. Aviv, a licensed pediatric occupational therapist, and used with real kids before it reaches you. Print-ready PDF on US Letter (prints on A4 with “fit to page”).