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Monster Dice Match

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Looking for something fun to use in October?  Or maybe you’re like me and just love cute monster clip art.  🙂  Either way, I hope you can use this free preschool math game with your 3,4, or 5 year old.

Looking for a preschool math game? We love this monster dice game. Get four free game boards!

This game will help your preschooler with the following skills:

  • number recognition 1-6
  • counting objects up to 6
  • subitizing (looking at a group of objects — in this case, dots on a die — and knowing how many there are without counting each one)

Preschool monster math game

Looking for a preschool math game? We love this monster dice game. Get four free game boards!

My Three and just-turned-Five each got a copy of a game board.  We placed them on magnetic baking trays and got out our colorful power magnets.  It’s also important to use a numbered die for this activity. If you don’t have one, just cover the sides of a regular die with a blank sticker and write the numerals 1-6.

Looking for a preschool math game? We love this monster dice game. Get four free game boards!

The boys took turns rolling the die, reading the number, and finding a matching die on the game board to cover.

Looking for a preschool math game? We love this monster dice game. Get four free game boards!

I learned how important it is for my Three to be doing this kind of thing when he struggled to count some of the groups of dots. However, by the end he was starting to recognize the number of dots without counting them (yeah, subitizing!) and showed improvement in his counting as well.

The whole game was a bit long for my boys, but it was kind of a rough morning.  We ended early, but we’ll be sure to try again another day!

**And if you want to modify this for a child who’s not ready to match numerals to dots, just use a numbered die and let it be a simple matching activity.  (Thanks to a reader for suggesting that!)

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39 Comments

  1. Kourtney

    So glad I found you through the 123Homeschool TGIF linkup! My little guy likes monsters and dice, so I’m sure he’ll love this! (although I’m going to have to make it a matching game rather than using a numbered die, he’s a bit too young for that!) 🙂

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  2. Amber

    WOW! I am so glad that I happened across your genius (just with a google search!). I am a 1st year home schooling mom to 9 kiddos under 13 and these activities are perfect for my transition time. Keep up the great work and thank you!!

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  8. SANDRA campos

    Oi,
    Sou do brasil e vivo buscando atividades para meu filho de 4 anos. Adorei seu site e obrigada por compartilhar essas e outras atividades.
    Um grande abraço e muitas felicidades!!!!

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  9. Iwen

    I teach second-language immersion classes to preschool aged children and these fun, colorful and engaging math games come across the languages without any barriers. Thank you. You have a new fan in Seattle!

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  4. […] Бросаем кубик, ищем соответствующую цифру на листе, закрываем ее фишкой. Выигрывает тот, кто закрыл больше цифр — все просто)). Кстати, можно сделать наоборот: взять кубик с цифрами, а на листе нарисовать точки. Вот здесь можно скачать именно такие варианты игры: Ladybug mat или Monster mat. […]

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