Dinosaur Themed Addition & Subtraction Mats {Free}

Kids always need tons of practice when learning their math facts. I’m always looking for fun ideas and sometimes taking something we loved like the apple set. Then change it to a favorite theme of Dinosaurs! Yes, I have three girls that love dinosaurs.

These mats are fun to use plus they make learning as much hands-on as I can. You can spin and work on different ways to add and subtract. This is a great progression from the dinosaur counting mats. Plus you have several options for the counting objects. They are a great addition to the 31 days of printables for October this year!

Free Dinosaur Themed Addition & Subtraction Mats: adding or subtracting using numbers 1 to 10 - 3Dinosaurs.com

Each of my girls has progressed differently through their learning. I like changing something they love at a different learning level and making it. The counting mats in themes they like during the year makes learning tons of fun! Dinosaurs are a favorite and have been for years. I’m so excited for the week of dinosaur themed printables.

Each of the mats has two ten frames for doing some hands-on math. Plus an are to put the dinosaurs on with the total number of dinosaurs added or subtracted.

Here are some things we have used with the Dinosaur Addition & Subtraction mat Printalbes

Here is a look at how we used the mats

We used unifix cubes for the ten frames and dinosaur counters on the mats as well. There are numbers you can cut out and use on the equation or you can put the page in a sheet protectors or laminate them and use dry eraser markers to write in the equations.

Free Dinosaur Addition & Subtraction Mats: adding or subtracting using numbers 1 to 10 - 3Dinosaurs.com

There is a fun volcano spinner with the set. You use a paperclip and pencil to make the spinner. When we use this on the subtraction mat, we use the bigger of the two numbers of our spins for the first number in our equation. I make sure they understand which number spun is larger. But if you want to change it up you can always use dice instead.