Ice cream lovers are going to have so much fun with these printable activities. This adorable Ice Cream Math Printable is perfect if you’re looking for a morning work activity that requires practically no prep at all.
Use it as part of a summer math program while your kids are on school break, or as part of summer themed lesson plans while still in class. Either way your kids will have so much fun making their own ice creams with this printable set.
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More Ice Cream Activities for Summer
If your kids love real ice cream, then try some of these other ice cream themed play ideas. These are great for a food or summer theme in your preschool classroom.
- Ice-Cream store dramatic play for kids
- How to make Ice Cream in a Bag – Science for Kids
- Ice Cream Volcano Experiment
For more ideas, check out this list of 25 Ice Cream Activities for Kids.
Materials Needed
- The free ice cream math pdf file
- Pom poms or finger paint
- laminating machine and laminating sheets (optional)
How to Make and Play with the Ice Cream Math Printable
Step 1. Download and print and free digital download found at the bottom of the post.
2. Laminate each of the sheets.
This is optional. If you decide to use this printable as a fine motor worksheet, then laminating it will make the printable more sturdy. However, if you plan on using this ice cream math worksheets as an art activity, then skip this step.
How to Play
Idea 1. As a finger painting activity
Each of the ice cream math mats has a row of ice cream cone at the bottom of the page. Each of these contain a different number, from 1 – 10. Dip your thumb or finger into some paint, and press it above the ice cream cone. The fingerprint will now look like an ice cream scoop.
Place as many fingerprint scoops of ice cream above the cone, as its number says. For example, For the ice cream cone with the number 6 written on it, place 6 thumbprints, stacked up on top of the cone.
Repeat for each of the different cones.
Idea 2. As a fine motor mat.
Use laminated ice cream worksheets to help develop fine motor skills along with math skills. This is a wonderful ice cream activity for small groups in your preschool and kindergarten math centers.
Use pom poms, buttons or other small manipulatives to represent the ice cream scoops. Line up the correct numbers of small parts on top of the cones. This is a great math activity for helping young children to practice one-to-one correspondence.
Idea 3. Use with dry erase markers
Use dry-erase markers to draw the ice cream scoops on top of the cones. This is a wonderful way for little learners to get extra practice with their pincer grip while they’re counting and drawing.
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