Five Fab Friday Freebies - Cupcake Counting


We share a versatile math resource with you over in our store - Cupcakes for the Class! Here are 5 ways to use the cards in your classroom math lessons, activities or workshop. 

1. Number Sense

In the file we give you 4 practical ideas for helping students build number sense including sequencing, matching and counting with the cards.


2. Addition 

To extend your nigh achievers challenge them to flip 2 cards and find the total. Totals and working can be recorded on a whiteboard or in their math journal.

3. Before and After

Give each student a square of origami paper - we used one with a check pattern. This is the tablecloth! Tell your students to put a cupcake on the table and then look for numbers that come before and after!

4. Skip Counting

Challenge students to set up an array to help them understand skip counting. Here we arranged the cards for counting-by-3s. Why not ask students to skip by 2, 5 or 10! 

5. Decorate the Cakes

Ask students to count and place counters on each cake to match the numeral. Perfect for learners who need to develop 1:1 correspondence. 


Have fun counting with the cupcakes in class!