This graphing activity is a fun way for kids to practice counting and sorting with colorful felt shapes. Easy to make and easy to store, felt shapes provide a perfect option for a simple math activity for early learners.
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Graphing on the felt board is a fun way to provide meaningful hands-on math experiences for your early learners. The felt circles used in our felt board caterpillar gave me the idea for this math activity!
Graphing shapes lets you explore beginning math skills with toddlers and preschoolers. It’s also a great way to use those leftover scraps of felt! You can make a felt board with this tutorial, or place a large piece of felt on a table or in a tray.
You don’t have to use circles – incorporate other shapes according to add interest and new challenges.
Felt board graphing activity
Supplies for a felt board graph activity
- Felt pieces
- Felt board
- Numerals – In this tutorial I use small self-adhesive foam numerals. The sticky back helps keep the foam numerals in place on the felt background. You can make a set of felt numerals in a similar manner as the felt letters of the alphabet in this tutorial.
Now you’re ready to start the fun with your toddler or preschooler with simple math activities!
Graphing on the felt board
There are two options for the graphing activity – one version uses circles only, while another uses a variety of basic shapes.
1. Graphing with circles
- Outline the graph with strips of brown felt.
- Place self-adhesive foam numerals or felt numerals vertically.
- Place felt circles horizontally.
Place matching colors of felt circles on the graph.
2. Graphing with shapes
Add vertical and horizontal lines to create columns and rows to guide the placement of the circles if preferred.
Our felt board is supported on a small art easel for circle time!
Ready for some math fun on the felt board? Start with this simple graphing activity!
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