Ice Cream Ten Frame Number Match

With summer nearly here, ice cream is definitely on the brain! Since most kids love ice cream, I love to harness its power into fun learning activities like these 0-10 ten frame ice cream puzzles. This ice cream ten frame number match game is perfect for preschoolers and kindergarteners to work on beginning counting and subitizing.

Ice Cream Ten Frame Number Match

To get the game ready, I printed out the cones and scoops (below) and then laminated them so that I can reuse them each year.

Then I cut them out and placed them in a small bin (you could put them in a zip top bag too) for kids to play with during math workshop time.

I usually play with groups first to introduce a new game, and this one was definitely a hit. Of course, we had to share our favorite ice cream flavors first before we could move forward, and it was decided that these green cones were all mint flavored.

To get started, we ordered the ice cream cones on the table from 0-10. Then we placed all the scoops in a pile and took turns picking one up and identifying the number shown in the ten frame. After identifying how many, it was time to match it up with its cone!

This game works on beginning counting, but also subitizing as well (recognizing a set and identifying how many without counting). So, while at first kids may need to point and count the dots “1….2….3,” with practice and time they will start to see 3 in a ten frame and instantly say “3!!” 

Grab Your Free Copy

Ready to match up those ten frames? Grab your own set of ice cream cones and scoops from 0-10 by clicking the large, yellow download button at the end of the post!

For more counting fun, hop on over and grab our ice cream counting mats!

More Ice Cream Fun

Got ice cream on the brain? Check out these super cool ideas from some of my favorite kid bloggers!

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT:

Ice Cream Skip Counting Puzzles // The STEM Laboratory

Ice Cream Bean Bag Tutorial // Sugar Aunts

Ice Cream Felt Busy Box // Teach Me Mommy

ABC Ice Cream Matching Busy Bag // Coffee Cups and Crayons

Ice Cream Sundae Money Addition // Liz’s Early Learning Spot

Write and Wipe Addition Cards // Playdough to Plato

Ice Cream Counting Playdough Mats // Modern Preschool

Ice Cream Ten Frame Number Match // The Kindergarten Connection

Ice Cream Cup and Ball Game // Adventures of Adam

Ice Cream Pattern Cards // Simply Learning

Ice Cream Money Matching Game // The Simplified Classroom

Build an Ice Cream Sundae | Money Math Practice for Kids // Science Kiddo

Ice Cream Digraph Sort // The Letters of Literacy

Ice Cream Scoop and Balance Game // Play & Learn Everyday

Ice Cream Number Matching Puzzles // Fairy Poppins

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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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