Looking for a crafty way to check your students’ counting skills? Then you need our colourful Counting Gumballs craft! Students will love the process of creating an eye-catching gumball machine filled with pom-pom ‘gumballs’! No pom poms in your craft cupboard? No worries! We have also included printable gumballs. Besides practising key counting concepts, this hands-on activity allows students to practise their fine motor skills as they count and glue their collection of gumballs to their gumball machine template. Once their gumball machines have all been assembled and glued, students can record the number of gumballs in their collection in the handy sentence prompt. In addition to detailed instructions and an adorable display banner, this resource includes two options to suit the needs of your class:

1. A crafty cut-and-paste option with a backing template (choose from black and white or colour).
2. A worksheet option ready to have pom-poms or paper gumballs glued on it (choose from black and white or colour).

Top Teacher Tips:

1. For a pop of colour, print the backing templates on coloured card.
2. Enlarge the gumball machines to A3 and have students paint them before counting and adding their gumballs.
3. Print and assemble our Counting Gumballs banner to create a beautiful display of your students' completed crafts!