Polar Animals No Prep Math Center Mats Kindergarten Winter Math Centers

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Cut the prep time and still engage your students with the Polar Animals Math Center Mats! This set of 14 differentiated Kindergarten math centers is perfect for hands-on activities in January, February, or anytime you need winter literacy centers.

What’s included in the Polar Animals Math Centers:

• 12 no prep math centers
• 2 low prep math centers
• Recording sheets
• Color and black and white versions

Many of these no prep centers are similar to my Partner Games so you can keep things consistent all year long.

Every math center includes practice with multiple Kindergarten math skills to help you easily differentiate.

Cover by Code: Students will cover each spot according to the code.

• Skills: number sense to 5 and 10, place value with teen numbers

Race to Fill: For these math partner games, students will take turns spinning and covering a match on their side. The first player to fill their side wins.

• Skills: ten frames, base ten, addition

Compare It: For these partner math games, students will both spin a number. They will compare and the player with the greater number gets to add a counter to their side. The first player to fill their side wins.

• Skills: comparing numbers to 10, comparing numbers to 20

Spin and Color: Students will spin the spinner and color a matching picture on their recording sheet.

• Skills: 2D shapes, 3D shapes

Roll and Color Pocket Dice Center: Students will roll a number and color the matching spot on their recording sheet.

• Skills: ten frames, place value with teen numbers

Spin and Graph Up the Polar Bear: For these math games, students will spin a picture and then graph that picture on the polar bear. The first side to reach the top wins.

• Skills: graphing

Spin and Count: Students will number, show it on the ten frame, and count out that many counters.

• Skills: counting to 10, counting to 20

Making Ten: Students will spin a number and show it on the five or ten frame. They will identify how many more are needed to make 5 or 10.

• Skills: making five, making ten

Roll and Write: Can be played as partner games or independently. Students will roll a die and write the corresponding number.

• Skills: tracing numbers, writing numbers

Spin and Cover: Can be played as partner games or independently. Students will spin and cover a match.

• Skills: ten frames, base ten, shapes

Spin It: For these phonics partner games, students will spin and cover a match. The player with the most spots covered wins.

• Skills: ten frames, 2D and 3D shapes

Count and Stack: Students will build cube towers to match the numbers.

• Skills: counting sets to 10, counting sets to 20

Count and Cover: Students will roll 1-2 dice, count the dots, and cover the matching number.

• Skills: roll and count with 1 die, roll and add with 2 dice

Domino Addition: Students will pick a domino and either count how many dots in all or write an addition problem to match.

• Skills: counting sets, addition