Bunny Carrots Counting for Preschoolers

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Do you need a counting activity at a moment’s notice? This cute Bunny Carrots Counting activity for preschoolers is the perfect hands-on activity for Spring! It is also fun, engaging, and an effective way for your preschoolers to learn numbers and practice their counting! You can get it at the end of this post.

Benefits of the Bunny Carrots Counting Activity

This activity will allow preschoolers to practice their:

Counting abilities (counting the carrots).
Hand-eye coordination and control (placing the number tags in the bunnies).
Concentration skills (focusing on the different tasks).
One-to-one correspondence (the number tags in the correct bunnies).
Language development (counting out loud).

Setting Up the Bunny Carrots Counting Activity

Bunny Carrots cards and tags (found at the bottom of this post).
Printer
White cardstock
Laminator
Laminator sheets
Scissors

Print each page using white cardstock. Cut out the cards and tags, and laminate them for durability. When you are done using the activity, store it on a sheet protector placed in a binder, to keep the activity safe.

I always recommend printing out multiple copies and placing them in different centers. That way you will entice and encourage more preschoolers to use them when they rotate to the different centers.

How to Use the Bunny Carrots Counting Activity

This activity can be used in many ways such as:

Small group activity
Math center option
Take home game
Quiet area option

Before you place the activity in the different centers it is recommended to introduce it to your preschoolers first. Circle time might be the perfect time to do this. There is no point in placing them in centers if they don’t know how to use them first.

Explain that they have to count out loud each carrot on the counting cards and place the tag with the correct number on the bunny’s belly. This printable comes with 11 pages with two cards each and a page with the tags, with the numbers 0 to 20.

Storybooks About Bunnies

This activity gives you the perfect opportunity to read storybooks related to bunnies, which is also a very appropriate type of storybook for Easter or spring. Remember that reading to your preschoolers allows them to get involved in the theme, expand their vocabulary, and work on their pre-reading and pre-writing skills, among other benefits.

These are some fun books you can use. You can find them at your local library, used book store, or on Amazon. Clicking on each title will take you directly to Amazon through my affiliate links, to save you time looking for them.

The Berenstain Bears and the Easter Story by Mike Berenstain. Young readers will understand the real meaning behind Easter with this book.

A Very Happy Easter by Tim Thornborough. This book is a great way to make story time interactive and explain Easter to young children in a way that connects emotionally and builds empathy.

5-Minute Easter Stories by Disney Books. This book brings stories about spring-time fun or Easter Egg hunts. Every story is a delight, perfect before bedtime, storytime, or anytime!

The Story of the Easter Bunny by Katherine Tegen. With gorgeous and peaceful art, this fresh, innovative story describes how one little rabbit became a legend.

Turkey’s Eggcellent Easter by Wendi Silvano. This cute book talks about a turkey trying to win the eggstra-special Easter egg hunt! A fun book that will encourage your children’s imagination.

Good News! It’s Easter! By Glenys Nellist. The Easter season is an exciting time of growth and reflection as both nature and our human hearts anticipate the hope of new beginnings. Through playful illustrations in nature, this author introduces children to the gift of salvation.

It’s Not Easy Being a Bunny by Marilyn Sadler. This book encourages children to read all on their own, using simple words and illustrations, perfect for practicing readers ages 3-7, and lucky parents too!

Pete the Cat: Five Little Bunnies by James Dean. Sing along with Pete the Cat in his fun adaptation of “Five Little Monkeys”. Fans of Pete the Cat will love rocking out to this classic tune with a groovy Easter twist in this hardcover picture book.

Pin It for Later

If you are in a rush and don’t have time to read the post and download the printable but want to save it for later, pin it to your Math, Easter, and Spring Pinterest boards, so you can have it available when you need it.