Space Counting Mats
These Space Counting Mats are a great way to help your early learners count with confidence. Not only do they help with math and number skills, but they’re also space-themed which is super fun!
This is a great activity for preschool learners to work on building their confidence and counting skills. And when you can combine the awesomeness of outer space, you should do so every time! You’ll love these other fun space activities for kids.
We used these counting mats for the kids and they were a hit every time. We used pom poms and other markers for fun learning and the kids had a blast varying it up.
Use this as is or pair it up with a fun lesson on our astronauts or space exploration. Because this is the topic and subject that the kids are going to love!
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Space Counting Mats
There are so many fun things that you can do with these number mats. They’re easy to print out and use at home but you can also print and take them with you on road trips or outdoor learning as well.
Since so many lessons can be taught outside of the four walls, there’s no reason that you can’t use these mats for all sorts of learning fun.
Recommended Space Books
Don’t forget to pair up some great space books with these space counting mats! These are just a few of our favorite space books but there are so many other great choices out there!
You can easily snuggle up and read these before bedtime or add them to your lesson plan for the day.
The Ultimate Book of SpaceThere’s No Place Like Space! All About Our Solar System (The Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library)8 Little Planets: A Solar System Book for Kids with Unique Planet CutoutsMy First Book of Planets: All About the Solar System for KidsPete the Cat: Out of This WorldThe Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System
Recommended Space Printables
Little Learners Print & Go Math Kit: Space
Counting will be more enjoyable with this space-themed math kit, perfect for developing your child’s counting skills!
Little Learners Print and Go Activity Kit: Space
Learn more about the space using this activity kit. It includes tracing activity, lapbook pieces, coloring pages, labeling parts of a space shuttle, and a fun cut-and-paste space activity!
Space Counting Mats Supplies
- Printer (I have this one)
- Paper
- Pencil
- Cotton balls or Pom Pom Balls
- Cardstock
- Anything else you want to use as a marker or counter
I have the HP printer 8710, but it’s not available anymore. It’s been running well for years now. Look for another HP Instant Ink-ready printer so that you can use their program to send you ink cartridges whenever your printer gets low on ink.
Recommended Space Toys
Why stop with counting mats and books? Add some of these awesome space toys so that your child can have a wide variety of space activities!
Solar System Projector Night Light for KidsLittle Tikes Adventure Rocket Realistic Space Astronaut Pretend Role PlayZeoddler Solar System Puzzle for Kids 3-6Creativity for Kids Sensory Pack: Outer Space – Toddler Activities and Sensory Bin FillerTelescope for Kids, Children’s Telescopes & Projector, Educational Insights Book with 24 Space ImagesPlayz Solar System for Kids Exploration Kit – 17 Outer Space STEM Experiments & Science Toys
What’s Included in these space counting mats?
These 10-page counting mats have numbers from 1-20, which is perfect for practicing your child’s counting abilities. You can use these mats one number at a time, or you can level it up and have a counting competition with your kids.
These space counting mats are great for keeping your child entertained and learning how to count. Math doesn’t have to be that hard!
Fun Space Activities to Try
If you enjoyed this space activity, here are a few others for you to try!
- Space Sensory Bin
- Printable Planet Book
- Printable Space Bookmarks
- Space Slime
- Space Writing Worksheets
- Space Writing Prompts on Homeschool Preschool
- Free Space Worksheets for Preschool on Homeschool of 1
How to Use These Space Counting Mats
These counting mats are so simple to use! As you can see from the picture above, once you print them out, you just have to fill in the number and get started!
Write a number in the box and have the kids use the pom poms or cotton balls to fill in the squares below.
As simple as that!
Download the space counting mats below
Oftentimes, kids don’t like math. But with great resources, kids will surely find that math is actually interesting. The basic foundation of math is counting, so make it easy, fun, and colorful with these space-counting mats!