Valentine Math Game For Preschoolers - Little Bins for Little Hands

A quick and simple Valentine math counting game with a favorite classic candy! This is a one to one counting and number recognition math game with fine motor practice. We have enjoyed so many different Valentine math activities so make sure to check them all out.

Preschool Valentine Math Game

Heart Counting Game Valentine's Math activity rice sensory play

VALENTINE’S DAY MATH

Changing up activities for different holidays and seasons provides the novelty young kids need to have fun and enjoy learning! With a few simple items, you can create loads of great ways to play this Valentine’s Day!

We have also used candy hearts for measuring math, sink and float science, in our oobleck and with our salt dough! The possibilities are endless with one simple bag of conversation heart candies!

You can check out all our conversation candy heart activities!

This simple counting hearts math game incorporates fine motor skills, math, and sensory play! I love to make simple fine motor sensory bin activities that cover multiple learning concepts in one!

This type of activity is perfect for my very active preschooler who doesn’t like to sit still long! He loves to count and enjoys the hands on play that is a part of this activity.

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CANDY HEART MATH GAME

Incorporate fine motor play, math learning and hands-on sensory fun with one simple Valentine math counting game!

SUPPLIES:

Small container to hold sensory materials
Sensory bin filler: we used colored rice or check out our non-food fillers
Candy Conversation hearts {use paper hearts or another candy if preferred}
Learning Resources Jumbo Tweezers or kid friendly chopsticks
DOT DICE or a numbered die
Grid Game sheet (click here)

SENSORY BIN SET UP

Start by assembling this super simple sensory bin by combining candy and filler. Add anything else you like for play as well, scoops, containers etc.

Place on table with grid game sheet (use a plastic sheet protector to keep it clean or laminate!) Add the die and tweezers.

Heart Math Game Valentines Preschool Math Activity

HOW TO PLAY HEART COUNTING GAME

This is an easy and fun 1 to 2 player game (you can play with your child) or print out a grid for each child. Roll the die and fill in the heart candies!

The fine motor part is all about working the hands with the tweezers to search for and pick out the heart candies. You could also call out a specific color heart candy for him to find which adds to the challenge.

Heart Math Game Preschool Valentines Math Counting Candy Hearts

We often count how many more we have to go and how many we have already done as part of the game. This is great for independent work too! This is also about play

In addition to the counting game, you can sort colors and make patterns!