Finding Area

Using a dry erase marker, draw a square or rectangle on the mat by connecting the dots. Students will then draw the inside squares to represent the area. Count the squares inside of the shape to find the area.
Finding Perimeter

Using a dry erase marker, draw a square or rectangle on the mat by connecting the dots. Students will then count the amount of dots around the shape to determine the perimeter.
Follow the Leader

This is an activity to get students up and moving around. Have students get in a line. The student at the front will jump from one dot to another all through the mat and the following students are to do the exact same thing that the leader does. When everyone gets through the mat, the […]
Count the Dots

Have students hop through the mat counting the dots as they jump on them. Ensure that they do not get ahead of themselves, and encourage students to start over if they go too fast.
Make Groups

Have students get a dry erase marker and stand next to the mat. Give them a certain number, and have them circle that many dots to make a group of the number you gave them. For example, you tell student A to make a group of 7 dots. Student A will take their dry erase […]
Hop the Pictures
Have the student begin on START HERE. Have them jump on each picture while saying the name of the picture. Be sure the student says the name of the picture correctly. Tell them the name of the picture if they do not immediately recognize the picture.
Hop the Letter Name
Have the student begin on START HERE. Have them jump on each letter while saying the name of the letter. Be sure the student says the name of the letter correctly. Tell them the name of the letter if they do not immediately recognize the letter.
Hop the Letter Sound
Have the student begin on START HERE. Have them jump on each letter while saying the sound of the letter. Be sure the student says the sound of the letter correctly. Tell them the sound of the letter if they do not immediately know the letter sound.
The Letter Hop
Have the student begin on START HERE. Jump on the letter ‘b’ and say, “b, ball, bbb, bbb, bbb.” Then, continue to jump to each of the letters, saying the letter name, name of the picture, and sound of the letter.
Bean Bag Decides
Have the student toss a bean bag on the mat. Have them jump on the mat up to the bean bag, pick up the bean bag, and say the name of the letter, the name of the picture, and the letter sound three times. Toss again and repeat.