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This St. Patrick’s Day roll and cover dice game is a great way to help children practice counting, number recognition, and one-to-one correspondence.  With four free printable game boards, this St. Patrick’s Day math game is perfect for home or the classroom!  

Who doesn’t love a good themed activity for teaching your little ones?  Somehow, when you make an activity special to a specific holiday or theme, it becomes that much more exciting – even if it’s for something that you’ve done before. 

This Roll and Cover game is a fun St. Patrick's Day Math Activity for home or the classroom. With 4 free printable game mats to play with multiple players at once!

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These St. Patrick’s Day roll and cover game boards are exactly that in our house – a new, seasonal spin on a skill we’ve practiced well before.  

But, because we made it into a game, it’s something we can play together, which adds a bit of competition and makes it all the more fun!  

What are the Benefits of Roll and Cover Dice Games? 

Roll and cover games are a fun way to teach math for young kids.  They are especially good for hands-on learners!

Children have fun counting and practicing one to one correspondence as they count the dots on the dice.  They’ll need to practice recognizing those number to find them and cover them on their game board.

Finally, when played with other players, these roll and cover boards make a great St. Patrick’s Day math game with some friendly competition for family game night or math centers.

  

Supplies: 

St. Patrick's Day roll and cover math activity sheets

How to Play: 

Preschooler playing roll and cover game to practice number recognition 

  • The player that covers all spaces first is the winner. 
  • For a quicker game, every player can cover the numbers on their mat with each roll of the dice – no matter which player rolls it. 
  • Alternatively, you can use these mats with just one child to help practice counting and number recognition without the multi-player game aspect.  

And that’s it!  We have had a lot of fun playing this together during school time or just as a fun game!  Since it’s mostly luck to win, it’s always fun to see who will cover their card first. 

This St. Patrick's Day roll and cover dice game is a great way to help children practice counting, number recognition, and one-to-one correspondence. 

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A simple and fun science experiment for kids this St. Patick's Day! This leprechaun sand is a St. Patrick's Day take on the classic vinegar and baking soda experiment and is the perfect St. Patrick's Day activity for kids that you can do at home! Plus - grab your free printable worksheet for teaching and discussing lessons from the experiment with your kids. #stpatricksdayactvities #stpatricksdayscience #totschoolscience #preschoolscience #kindergartenlessonplans #scienceforkids

Leprechaun Sand Science Experiment

 

 

2 Comments

    1. Mary Leigh @ Live Well Play Together says:

      We definitely played it as a family over here!

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