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Math concepts + hands-on activities = meaningful learning.

It’s science, y’all.

Well, not really, but I have noticed that when students get to use manipulatives or games to reinforce math lessons, they remember them so much better.

And that’s why I’ve come to love math centers. They’re just adorable and awesome, especially for early grades.

To welcome spring, I thought it would be fun to share a bee-themed counting math center that helps students learn how to count one more and one less!

This is a wonderful resource for kindergarten and first grade students who are working on counting fluency.

Read on to see how to get your set! And, for more spring math fun, don’t miss our Flower Repeated Addition Worksheets!

Pick up this bee themed counting one more and one less math center to help early learners practice counting on during spring!

Bee Buzz and Spin! Bee Themed Counting Math Center

To use these bee themed counting math center activities, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

Printer (with ink)
Printer Paper
Pencils
Laminator (optional)
Dry erase markers (optional)
Transparent spinners (optional)

This product includes:

Four bee-themed spin and cover one more or one less worksheets
Four bee-themed spin and cover find the number mats
Four bee-themed spin and cover count one more game boards
And four bee-themed spin and cover count one less game boards

Bee Spin and Count One More and One Less Activity

You can use these as a one-time practice activity or you can laminate them for reuse at centers or in morning tubs.

To play the spin & cover one more or one less games, students can spin the numbers on the bee and find the number that is one more or one less than the numeral they land on.

Cross them out with dry erase markers (if the pages are laminated) or pencils until they’re all gone!

Printable Bee Counting Math Center for Early Grades

If you want to make a simple spinner, just use a paper clip and a pencil point.

Students can hold the pencil upright and spin the clip to see which number it lands on.

If you prefer to use game spinners, though, these transparent spinners are perfect!

And they’re sturdy enough to stand up to multiple uses.

Scroll down to get your copy of this Bee Buzz & Spin Spring Math Center!

Don’t miss these other spring math activities!

This printable rainbow tally marks lesson for early learners is a great way to teach students how to count with tally marks!

Use these flower repeated addition worksheets to help early grade students practice adding and basic multiplying!

These no prep fall counting worksheets for preschoolers feature a fun farm theme! Use them for classwork or at math centers!

To get your copy of this spring-themed Bee Counting Math Center, click the image or the link below to visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store!

>>> Bee Buzz & Spin! Math Center – Teachers Pay Teachers <<<

This cute bee themed counting math center is excellent for helping early students learn how to count one more and one less! Perfect for spring math centers!

When I was in school…ahem…several years ago…we learned about equal parts when we got to fractions.

There wasn’t an introductory lesson about it in early grades.

So I think it’s good that students get to learn about making equal shares in first and second grade – before they get to the concept of fractions. It makes the concept much clearer later on.

I wanted to make a hands on math activity that would help first and second graders to learn this geometry concept – this Share A Donut! Making Equal Shares Activity!

I feel pretty confident that I’m not the only donut lover on Earth, so I thought this would be a fun math center activity for early grades!

Read on to see how to get your copy. And, for more fun with donuts, take a look at our Donut Colors! Sentence Writing Activity!

$Make equal parts with this Donut Making Equal Shares Activity for early grades! Perfect for math centers!$

Share A Donut! Making Equal Shares Activity

To use this making equal shares activity, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

This product includes:

Two pages of unlabeled color donut pieces
Two pages of labeled color donut pieces
Eight line art fill in the blank donut cards
A full answer key
And a set of instructions!

You can use this as a one-time cut and paste lesson.

Just print the pages, let students cut out the parts, and then glue them into the donut cards to fill in the donut with the correct number of equal shares.

Be sure to have students label the number of shares and use the unlabeled donut pieces to name each part as a fraction (if you like).

You can also make this into a reusable math center!

Laminate the pages and cut out the donut shares. Then add hook and loop sticky dots to the back of the donut parts and the donut cards.

Students can use them over and over again!

Scroll down to get this Donut Making Equal Shares Activity!

Don’t miss these other hands-on math ideas for early grades!

$Pick up this cupcake English and Spanish number word matching activity to build number recognition with early grades! Perfect for math centers!$

$Pick up these pumpkin pie fraction clip cards to help students practice fraction skills during fall! So fun for fall morning tubs and math centers!$

And see more ways to teach math on my Math Mania! Pinterest board!

To get your copy of this Share A Donut! Making Equal Shares Activity, click the image or the link below to grab it from my Teachers Pay Teachers store!

>>> Share A Donut! Making Equal Shares Math Center – Teachers Pay Teachers <<<

$Help students learn how to divide circles evenly with this hands on Donut Making Equal Shares Activity! Great for early grade math centers!$

Bee Buzz and Spin! Bee Counting Math Center

Bee Buzz and Spin! Bee Themed Counting Math Center

>>> Bee Buzz & Spin! Math Center – Teachers Pay Teachers <<<

Share A Donut! Making Equal Shares Activity for Early Grades

Share A Donut! Making Equal Shares Activity

Scroll down to get this Donut Making Equal Shares Activity!

>>> Share A Donut! Making Equal Shares Math Center – Teachers Pay Teachers <<<