This year we made Valentine’s Day a little mathy with a simple graphing printable. Your child sorts and graphs Valentine’s pictures, which is an easy introduction to early math.
What is a fun Valentine’s Day activity I can do with my child that will help develop math skills?
This year for Valentine’s Day we thought it would be fun to incorporate a little Valentine’s Day graphing. You may remember doing a similar activity as part of our preschool graphing and measuring series. We changed up the printable to make it more festive and it was a hit!
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This activity is geared more toward preschoolers. You can try it with a toddler but they may not grasp the concept of the activity. But they will probably enjoy using the dot markers though!
To do the activity, start by printing off the graphing worksheet. You can use dot markers for the activity or you can also use different kinds of stickers, crayons, colored pencils, candy, buttons, or anything else you have on hand! On the bottom line, mark each of the hearts with a different color of dot marker.
Pick a color to graph first. Roll the dice and mark that number in the column above the color you selected. Continue to do this until you have rolled for all of the colors. If you use candy, you can eat the candies after you are done! This Valentine’s Day graphing was a huge hit.
Looking for more counting activities? You will find them all on our how to teach numbers page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I teach letters or numbers first?
Most kids learn letters first and numbers soon after, but follow your child’s interest. There is no wrong order.
What age do toddlers learn to count?
Most toddlers start reciting numbers around age 2 and begin really counting objects around age 3. Numbers usually come a little after letters.
My toddler can count to 10 but can’t count objects. Is that normal?
Totally normal. Reciting numbers comes first. Counting actual objects one at a time clicks around age 3, and understanding that the last number means ‘how many’ comes around 4 or 5.