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Fall is one of my favorite seasons, and I especially love when things settle a bit after the back to school craziness and we settle into our classroom routines. While I don’t teach in themes throughout the year (for instance, I don’t necessarily teach “apples”) I do love to incorporate some seasonal themes into our math and literacy centers and activites. It just gives the games a pop of seasonal fun and makes the kids engaged with the variety. That’s a win in my book! These apple number mats are the perfect addition to fall math centers for working on numbers to 10.

These apple number mats are perfect to add to your math centers this fall with preschoolers and kindergarteners! Count, write and build numbers to 10.

Apple Number Mats

These number mats are pretty simple to prepare. Simply print them out and laminate, or put them into dry erase pockets so that you can use them over again. Plus, it will allow you to use them with play dough and dry erase markers.

Once they are all set, grab some play dough or other tools (you could also use sequins or buttons) and a dry erase marker, and you are ready to play!

These apple number mats are perfect to add to your math centers this fall with preschoolers and kindergarteners! Count, write and build numbers to 10.

Play dough is fun to use and is great for the kids to manipulate and roll to form the numbers. You can make your own or I also love the mini cans – they are just the right size for individual use. You could also further build fine motor by having other options.

For example, we use sequins or other small items sometimes. Picking them up with our fingers is tricky and builds up strength, which is great for little writers!

After filling in the ten frame to match the number, and filling in the bubble number as well, we got in lots of practice with number formation by writing the number several times on the line.

Then, all we have to do is wipe the mats clean and move onto another number! These mats go to 10, which is great for the beginning of the year.

These apple number mats are perfect to add to your math centers this fall with preschoolers and kindergarteners! Count, write and build numbers to 10.

Grab Your Set

Ready for some apple themed number fun? Grab your copy of the apple number mats by clicking the yellow button below.

Then, for TONS of apple themed fun, hop over and grab our Apple Math and Literacy Centers! 

Awesome apple centers for Pre-K and Kindergarten!

Even More Apple Themed Fun

Looking for even more apple themed fun to add to your learning? Here are some of our favorite printables and activities!

Apple Ten Frame Clip Cards

Free Ten frame clip cards

Paper Plate Apple Craft

This paper plate apple craft is a fun fall or back to school craft project with very easy to follow directions that works on fine motor skills.

Apple Alphabet Puzzles (The Letters of Literacy)

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Alex is a Kindergarten teacher with a passion for making learning fun and engaging. She's earned a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education, and Masters Degrees in Special Education and Curriculum Design. Alex is a night owl, coffee lover, and she owns more than 2,000 children’s books. Alex lives with her husband and their big black Labrador, Tank.
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  1. Heather

    September 4, 2016 at 7:40 pm

    I can’t thank you enough for all the free products available on your website! I’m a first-year teacher, and as much as I want to buy everything I see, I’m completely broke. All of this allows me to provide quality activities for my students…without me having to live in my car! 🙂 Thank you!!

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    • Alex

      September 8, 2016 at 6:50 pm

      I am so happy to hear that the activities and printables here are helpful to you Heather! I am so glad your students are enjoying them – and that you don’t have to live in your car! 😉 Thanks so much for your kind words. P.S – I completely relate to wanting to buy everything I see for the classroom. It’s an addiction!

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  2. Vikki

    September 19, 2018 at 7:42 am

    Thank you so much for all of these resources! They make my life happier as well as the kids! Your hard work is not in vain. Have a wonderful day

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  3. Hope M

    September 28, 2019 at 6:23 am

    You make such awesome, fun activities that my students LOVE! I find my students benefiting so much from your activities/ resources!!! Thank you so much!!!

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  4. Kortney Arfanakis

    April 8, 2020 at 4:27 am

    Since the corona virus , my daughter has been so super sad . She’s not having any of the online work /or me teaching her . So I messaged her teacher and she told me to go to
    Your website ! I finally got to see her smile again ❤️

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    • Michelle

      April 8, 2020 at 9:09 am

      Kortney,

      Thank you so much for sharing with us. We are so happy to be helping parents and educators, especially during this time of such unusual circumstances. Have a wonderful day! 🙂

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