Are your students learning about numbers to 20? Are you looking for a fun, hands-on resource to help them develop their knowledge and understanding of counting as well as build their fine motor skills? Allow your young learners to play, explore, count and create with these birthday cake themed counting mats.

This colourful resource is a great way for students to practise making collections of numbers from 1 to 20. In addition to practising key counting concepts, such as number recognition and one-to-one correspondence, this hands-on activity allows students to practise their fine motor skills as they make collections of candles from play dough.

Simply print on thick cardstock or pop into write-and-wipe sleeves, get some play dough, and your students will be ready to make candles to place onto the cake.

We recommend enlarging this resource to A3 to allow for ample candle making room!