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    Home » Learning Activities for Toddlers

    Published: Feb 1, 2021 · Modified: Sep 11, 2023 by Fynn · All activities should be supervised by an adult. This post may contain affiliate links.

    Counting Heart Puzzle - 5 Hands-on Activities for Toddlers to Learn to Count from 1 to 5

    Inside: One printable and 5 different ideas for toddlers to learn to count from 1 to 5.

    Young children learn best when using their hands to manipulate concrete materials. This simple activity is designed with young children's learning style in mind. Counting with concrete materials helps children to associate abstract numbers to a real quantity of items. In other words, the concrete experiences bring numbers to life for children! 

    Using this Counting Heart Puzzle printable, you can easily create five different concrete learning experiences for your child to learn to count from 1 to 5.

    Download this free printable at the end of the post.

    Counting Heart Puzzle - 5 Hands-on Activities for Toddlers to Learn to Count from 1 to 5
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    5 Hands-on Activities to Learn to Count from 1 to 5

    1) Count and Dot

    Offer your child dot paint markers. Invite him or her to count and dot in the circles on the hearts.

    Heart Puzzle Printable for toddlers to learn to count from 1 to 5
    My 22mo counting and dotting the circles on the hearts with dot paint marker.

    Related: If your child is just starting to count, then you need to know and apply the Stable Order Principle!

    2) Count and Stick

    Offer your child dot stickers. Invite him or her to count and stick the dot stickers in the circles on the hearts.

    Counting Heart Puzzle - 5 Hands-on Activities for Toddlers to Learn to Count from 1 to 5
    My 22mo counting and sticking dot stickers on the hearts.

    Related: Does your child love dot stickers? Then you may like these 25+ Easy Dot Sticker Learning Activities!

    3) Count and Cover

    Offer your child some gems/ bottle caps/ pebbles. Invite him or her to count and cover the circle on the hearts.

    Toddler counting and covering the circles on the printable.

    4) Count and Push

    Attach this printable on a box. Cut out the circles to create holes. Offer your child some pompoms. Invite him or her to count and push in the corresponding number of pompoms.

    Related: Reuse your pompoms in another fun counting and colour matching sensory bag that your child will love.

    5) Count and Press

    Roll little balls of play dough and put them on the circles. Then invite your child to count and press on the play dough balls.

    Toddler counting and pressing playdough
    My 22mo counting and pressing play dough on the circles.

    Download this Heart Puzzle Printable for your Toddlers to Learn to Count from 1 to 5

    Counting Heart Puzzle - 5 Hands-on Activities for Toddlers to Learn to Count from 1 to 5
    Heart Puzzle Printable for Toddlers to Learn to Count from 1 to 5

    Join my mailing list and get the password to access the Printable Library. You will find this Heart Puzzle Printable and many more home learning resources in the Printable Library.

    More Counting Activities

    Offering more counting activities to your children means that they have more chances to practice! Try these 10 Easy Counting Activities or 10 Number Activities that are low-prep and easy to set up at home.

    You could also make some DIY Learning Toys, such as a Bottle Caps Counting Board, which is a hands-on activity for toddlers to learn to count, an adorable Ice Cream Counting Activity, or a Monster Eyes Counting Activity.

    If you're keen to build a strong foundation in early math for your child, then you need to read about number sense, one-to-one correspondence counting and the essential skill of subitising.

    Happy learning at home!

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    Fynn is a Math and Science teacher from Singapore, author of The Happy Learning Book for Siblings and founder of Happy Tot Shelf. She helps parents enjoy home learning with their children through her highly popular kids' activity membership, The Happy Learners' Club. Fynn has been featured in various newspapers, websites and on radio shows as an expert in early childhood learning and creative hands-on learning ideas.

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    1. Joy says

      February 08, 2022 at 5:09 pm

      Heart printable please

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      • Fynn says

        April 18, 2022 at 4:48 am

        Hello you can subscribe to my mailing list and get access to the printable library here: https://happytotshelf.com/printable-library/

        Reply
    2. anne says

      September 10, 2022 at 4:13 pm

      thanks

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