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Apple Math Activities for Kids: 7 Math Activities with Numbered Apples [Free Printable]

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Ideas for apple math activities for your kids. This article includes free numbered apple circles and many ideas to us them. Perfect for your apple theme units and lesson plans.


It may not feel like fall here in Texas, but the season is upon us.  It is nearly time for apple orchards, apple pie, apple cider, and of course, apple math activities.  This week I made some 1-12 numbered apple circles (you can get them below) and I will show you a bunch of ways that you can use them to practice early math concepts with kids.

Check out all the ways you can use these apple free printables for apple math activities with your kids in preschool, pre-k and kindergarten. Perfect for your apples theme, Johnny Appleseed study, BTS theme or harvest theme units and lesson plans. Kids will love the hands-on learning ideas to learn numbers, counting, comparing numbers, etc. Perfect for your early childhood math centers, here are even math game ideas. #appletheme #preschoolmath #preschool

I made them just the right size to fit in a muffin tin.  But, they also fit in or on a variety of containers.  Scroll down to see all of the math activities that you can do the number circles and don’t forget to get your printable at the bottom.

Count Apple Erasers in Muffin Tins

After you print the numbered apples, cut them out, and place them in the bottom of a muffin tin.  Kids can count and place the appropriate number of apple erasers in each section of the tin.  Add plastic tweezers to this activity to give children more fine motor practice.

Check out all the ways you can use these apple free printables for apple math activities with your kids in preschool, pre-k and kindergarten. Perfect for your apples theme, Johnny Appleseed study, BTS theme or harvest theme units and lesson plans. Kids will love the hands-on learning ideas to learn numbers, counting, comparing numbers, etc. Perfect for your early childhood math centers, here are even math game ideas. #appletheme #preschoolmath #preschool

Count Puff Ball Apples

The apple number circles fit in shallow plastic yogurt containers too.  Here, small kitchen tongs are used to place red puff ball “apples” in each container.

Check out all the ways you can use these apple free printables for apple math activities with your kids in preschool, pre-k and kindergarten. Perfect for your apples theme, Johnny Appleseed study, BTS theme or harvest theme units and lesson plans. Kids will love the hands-on learning ideas to learn numbers, counting, comparing numbers, etc. Perfect for your early childhood math centers, here are even math game ideas. #appletheme #preschoolmath #preschool

Dice Counting Game

Need a small group activity?  You can make a game from the above counting activity (1 or more players). Each player needs 6 containers or a 6 muffin tin labeled with the 1-6  apple circles.  You will also need some apple counters (puff balls or erasers will work) and a single 1-6 die.  Each player takes a turn rolling the die and finding his or her corresponding container or muffin tin section.  The child then adds the appropriate number of apples to that container or section.  If the container or section is already filled, the next player gets to roll.  The first player to fill all of his or her containers or complete his or her muffin tin is the winner.

Check out all the ways you can use these apple free printables for apple math activities with your kids in preschool, pre-k and kindergarten. Perfect for your apples theme, Johnny Appleseed study, BTS theme or harvest theme units and lesson plans. Kids will love the hands-on learning ideas to learn numbers, counting, comparing numbers, etc. Perfect for your early childhood math centers, here are even math game ideas. #appletheme #preschoolmath #preschool

Numeral Recognition Dice Game

(1 or more players) Each player needs 6 containers labeled with the 1-6 apple circles and 6 plastic apples.  A single 1-6 die is also needed.  Each player takes a turn rolling the die, finding the corresponding container, and placing a single apple in that container.  If the container already has an apple, the next player gets to roll the die.  The first player that fills all of his or her containers with an apple is the winner.

Check out all the ways you can use these apple free printables for apple math activities with your kids in preschool, pre-k and kindergarten. Perfect for your apples theme, Johnny Appleseed study, BTS theme or harvest theme units and lesson plans. Kids will love the hands-on learning ideas to learn numbers, counting, comparing numbers, etc. Perfect for your early childhood math centers, here are even math game ideas. #appletheme #preschoolmath #preschool

Turn the difficulty level up a notch – Play with the 2-7 apple circles.   Ask kids to roll the die, add one to the number that they rolled and place the apple in that container.  For example….if a number 5 is rolled, the child will determine that 6 is one more than 5, and he or she will place the apple will be placed in the #6 container.

Apple Grab Bag and Ten Frame

I love using ten frames for math activities because there are so many things that one can do with them.  Visit my article about using ten frames to get your printable ten frame.    For this activity place the 1-10 apple circles in a bag.  Kids select  a numbered apple circle from the bag and place the appropriate number of apples on the ten frame.  If you have more than one color of apple, kids can practice composing and decomposing the numbers on the ten frame.  You can also use two ten frames, select two numbers from the bag, and compare the ten frames after they have been filled.

Check out all the ways you can use these apple free printables for apple math activities with your kids in preschool, pre-k and kindergarten. Perfect for your apples theme, Johnny Appleseed study, BTS theme or harvest theme units and lesson plans. Kids will love the hands-on learning ideas to learn numbers, counting, comparing numbers, etc. Perfect for your early childhood math centers, here are even math game ideas. #appletheme #preschoolmath #preschool

Sensory Ten Frame

It’s easy to add a sensory experience to games and activities by placing game cards and pieces in a container of beans, rice, split peas, corn etc.  Rather than using a grab bag as described above, you can place the 1-10 numbered apple circles in a container of split peas.  Kids can dig the apple circles out of the container then fill in the ten frame with the appropriate number of apples.

Check out all the ways you can use these apple free printables for apple math activities with your kids in preschool, pre-k and kindergarten. Perfect for your apples theme, Johnny Appleseed study, BTS theme or harvest theme units and lesson plans. Kids will love the hands-on learning ideas to learn numbers, counting, comparing numbers, etc. Perfect for your early childhood math centers, here are even math game ideas. #appletheme #preschoolmath #preschool

Compare Numbers

Place a few apple circles on a table (in random order).  Children can stack the corresponding quantity of unifix cubes, blocks, or legos next to each apple.  Kids can then compare the towers to determine which number is biggest and which is smallest.

Check out all the ways you can use these apple free printables for apple math activities with your kids in preschool, pre-k and kindergarten. Perfect for your apples theme, Johnny Appleseed study, BTS theme or harvest theme units and lesson plans. Kids will love the hands-on learning ideas to learn numbers, counting, comparing numbers, etc. Perfect for your early childhood math centers, here are even math game ideas. #appletheme #preschoolmath #preschool

Composing and Decomposing Numbers

Kids select a number circle then use two colors of blocks to create the number.  How many combinations can be created?

Check out all the ways you can use these apple free printables for apple math activities with your kids in preschool, pre-k and kindergarten. Perfect for your apples theme, Johnny Appleseed study, BTS theme or harvest theme units and lesson plans. Kids will love the hands-on learning ideas to learn numbers, counting, comparing numbers, etc. Perfect for your early childhood math centers, here are even math game ideas. #appletheme #preschoolmath #preschool

Get Your Copy of the Apple Number Circles

Are you ready to get started on some apple math activities?  I would love to send a copy of the apple number circles to you.  Add your name and email address to the form below and I will send the number circles to your inbox.

Hopefully, these ideas for apple math activities will help you get into the fall spirit.  I’m sure that you can come up with many more ideas for using the numbered apple circles with your kids.  I would sure love to hear them!  Looking for more fun apple-themed activities for your kiddos?  Here are a few that I think you will like.  Click on the image to check them out.

   


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  1. Cara Schultz says

    October 11, 2019 at 7:43 am

    I love these math ideas! Thanks for sharing

  2. Faye says

    October 2, 2019 at 3:10 pm

    I like and will include these activities with my learning experiences 🙂

  3. Jennifer says

    September 27, 2017 at 9:20 pm

    I found them at US Toy. I loved shopping at that store when I lived in Dallas. I have also seen little apple erasers at Target’s dollar spot during BTS season (but that won’t help you this year). Here are the ones that I used

    http://www.ustoy.com/catalog/product/view/id/27606

  4. Elizabeth Rodriguez says

    September 27, 2017 at 9:13 pm

    Where did you get the small apples?

  5. Timarie LaCasse says

    September 23, 2017 at 7:18 am

    This is absolutely adorable! I look forward to rotating these in my math center this fall!

  6. Jennifer says

    June 12, 2016 at 10:29 pm

    You are welcome Candy. Enjoy!

  7. Candy Rooney says

    June 11, 2016 at 1:21 pm

    You are so kind to share your ideas! This will save me so much time too! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

  8. Jennifer says

    October 4, 2015 at 7:56 pm

    Thanks for stopping by Marcy. I’m happy to hear that you like the activities. -Jennifer

  9. Marcy Zweig says

    October 4, 2015 at 3:10 pm

    These math activities are great! Thanks so much for sharing.

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