As the weather gets nicer, the ocean is calling (although I would answer its call year round I think!) We are having fun with some ocean themed learning activities like these fish themed count and clip cards. The bright and colorful fish entice us to pick up the card and count them, and clothespin activities are always one of my favorites!
Fish Count and Clip Cards
To prepare the counting cards, simply print the download (below) and laminate. You will want to laminate them so that you can use them over and over again. They will hold up much better against little hands and the clothespins this way!
Once I had the cards laminated and cut out, I placed them in a basket with clothespins on the math workshop area for a math choice/center.
My kids were excited to see a new counting set – they love clothespin activities as much as I do (see our clothespin activities for the year). They knew exactly how to use this set, and grabbed up a card and began to count.
After working on one to one correspondence and counting, they worked on number identification by finding the right number to clip. Finally, when they clipped the clothespin on the answer, they were building up the strength in their writing muscles too – a bonus!
We kept counting and clipping until all of the cards had been used. This set goes to 12, so it is perfect for preschoolers and early kindergarten students that are being introduced to counting sets.
Grab Your Set
Ready to count? Grab your clothespins and download your free copy of the count and clip cards by clicking the yellow button below!
Then, for more counting and clipping fun, grab our free dinosaur set and go all the way to teen numbers with our bug themed set!
More Number and Counting Resources
Learning your numbers and counting too? These resources are sure to give your kids a boost!
Alex
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Jaclyn says
June 10, 2016 at 8:19 pmI can’t seem to get to where I can print the fish count and clip cards. Can you email them to me?
Alex says
June 27, 2016 at 7:53 pmHi Jaclyn, if you need more assistance, feel free to email me at alex @thekindergartenconnection.com, that way I don’t accidentally miss a message from you! 🙂 You should be able to click the yellow button, pop in your email, and be automatically redirected to the count and clip cards.
Have a great week!
Dawn Burrows says
May 9, 2017 at 6:54 amThank you so much…our theme this year is OCEAN so this will fit perfectly…fish and sea animals.