Unicorn Math Activities | Counting Addition Fine Motor | OT SLP SPED Autism
Product Description
Unicorn Math Activities | "Counting Unicorn Fluff" with Fruity Marshmallows for Counting, Addition & Fine Motor
This unicorn-themed math activity set teaches basic counting, one-to-one correspondence, modeling addition, and simple addition through hands-on math practice using fruity marshmallows as "unicorn fluff." Add tweezers or small tongs to your center to include fine motor practice!
★ Three levels of differentiation built in — meets students at their level
★ Perfect for: Special Education Teachers, Autism Classrooms, Self-Contained Classrooms, Resource Rooms, Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs), Occupational Therapists (OTs), Math Teachers, Math Intervention, Early Childhood, PreK, Preschool, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade
What's Included — 3 Levels of Differentiation:
🦄 Level 1: Basic Counting (Numbers 1-12)
- 12 counting mats
- Number recognition and 1:1 correspondence
- Perfect for emerging math learners
🦄 Level 2: Modeling Addition Problems
- 12 different mats
- 12 simple math problems for students to model and solve
- Focuses on sums to 12
🦄 Level 3: Solving Simple Addition Problems
- 1 mat + a flip book covering all addition problems with sums to 12
- Students look at a problem and solve it on the marshmallow counting mat
- Includes dry-erase practice AND a recording sheet for written answers
Skills Targeted:
- Counting 1-12
- Number recognition
- One-to-one correspondence
- Modeling addition with manipulatives
- Simple addition (sums to 12)
- Math problem solving
- Fine motor skills (using tongs or tweezers!)
- Visual discrimination
- Following directions
- Independent work skills
- Hand-eye coordination
How to Use This Math Set:
Use fruity marshmallows (or pom-poms, mini erasers, or any small manipulative) as "unicorn fluff" pieces. Students place the manipulatives on the counting mats to:
- Level 1: Count and match the number of pieces to the number shown
- Level 2: Model addition problems (e.g., "3 + 4 = ?")
- Level 3: Solve addition problems independently using the flip book and recording sheet
Add tweezers or small tongs to make the activity OT-friendly and include fine motor practice!
Ways to Use:
- Math centers
- Math intervention
- Independent workstations (perfect for TEACCH-style structured work)
- Centers and learning stations
- Small group math instruction
- 1:1 teaching sessions
- Occupational therapy (fine motor with tongs/tweezers!)
- Unicorn thematic units
- Year-round usability — unicorns work anytime!
- Fine motor centers
- Hands-on math practice
If your students enjoy practicing basic math skills in a fun and hands-on way, they may enjoy some of my other math activities. You can find some of those here:
For more hands-on unicorn activities, please see the link below:
