Apple Basket Counting Mats 1–20
By Mrs. Agusta Teaching Resources
Apple counting mats 1–20 for preschool, Pre-K, and kindergarten! This hands-on fall math center helps students practice number recognition, counting to 20, one-to-one correspondence, quantity building, and numeral matching with a woven apple basket and red, green, and yellow apples. One set covers counting from 1 all the way to 20. Start beginning learners at 1–5, move on to 1–10, and stretch into the teen numbers as students build confidence. Students count the seeds on each basket and place the matching number of apples in the basket. They can also use the numbered basket mats to build quantities, or match numbered apples to the basket with the same numeral. What’s Included -Counting mats with apple seeds (1–20): one basket mat for every number, with seeds to count on the basket -Numbered basket mats (1–20): the same mats with no seeds -Printable apple manipulatives in red, green, and yellow -Numbered apple cards (1–20): for numeral matching -Color and black-and-white versions of every page -Teacher directions: a “How to Use” page with prep tips and activity ideas A cover page and license page Ways to Use -Count the Seeds: count the seeds on the basket and place the matching number of apples in the basket. -Number to Quantity: use the basket mats without seeds and place the matching number of apples in the basket. -Number Matching: match each numbered apple to the basket with the same numeral. -Your own manipulatives: use the printable apples or swap in pom-poms, buttons, c