Native American Count & Clip Cards for Preschoolers

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Native American Day is celebrated on September 25, and I think is a good opportunity to pay respect to the first habitants of this country by talking to your preschoolers about their culture and their stories while adding other educational activities like these FREE Native American Count & Clip Cards.

These Native American Count & Clip Cards will make practicing counting to 10 fun! You only need a few minutes to get this low-prep activity ready, and have your preschoolers play and learn!

Native American Count & Clip Cards for Preschoolers

This pack contains 30 cards distributed in five sheets with six cards each. You can get it at the end of this post.

Importance of Counting and Recognizing Numbers

Learning how to count is essential to help preschoolers progressively develop more complex numerical processing. Since knowing how to count to 10 is an abstract concept based on memorization, working on number recognition early will help children build their critical thinking skills and confidence.

In addition, using counting to combine and separate groups of objects will help them develop their other math skills such as adding, subtracting, estimating, calculating, and solving mathematical problems in the future.

How to Use These Native American Count and Clip Cards

These cards can be used in many ways such as:

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

To prepare this low-prep activity, simply download the file at the end of this post, print them in white cardstock, cut out the cards, and laminate them for durability. Then, give a child the cards and clothespins. The child needs to count the objects on each card and place the clothespin on top of the correct number.

These Native American Count & Clip cards will make a nice addition to your lesson plans, and help your preschoolers strengthen their counting, concentration, number recognition, and fine motor skills.

Extension Activities

To extend the activity you can:

Add in manipulatives such as mini Native American figures, buttons, pom-poms, or any other materials, and have the children match each number with the same amount of objects.
Have the children trace or copy the numbers using pencils, crayons, or markers.
Match each number with plastic, wooden, or foam numbers.

Native American Storybooks

Young learners love hearing stories, and reading is one of the best educational activities for preschoolers, to develop their vocabulary, pre-reading and pre-writing, imagination, and other important skills.

These are some Native American-related storybooks you can use. You can find some at your local library, used book store, and on Amazon. If you want to add some to your collection, just click on the titles and my affiliate links will take you to the right page in seconds.

The Very First Americans by Carla Ashrose. Long before Columbus landed in America, hundreds of groups of people had already made their homes here, like the Sioux, Hopi, and Seminole. This book will help children will learn all about these very first Americans!

North American Indians by Douglas Gorsline. This classic, easy-to-read picture book is the perfect introduction to the first Americans, including the Seminole, Iroquois, Sioux, Hopi, and many more.

How the Stars Fell into the Sky: A Navajo Legend by Jerrie Oughton. This retelling of a Navajo folktale explains how First Woman tried to write the laws of the land using stars in the sky, only to be thwarted by the trickster Coyote.

Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard. Told in lively and powerful verse, this story is an evocative depiction of a modern Native American family.

Let’s Learn About Native Americans by Learning By Prints. With 38 pages for kids to color, read, and teach about the traditions, culture, housing, and history of Native American people, this book will make learning fun and engaging.

Native American Inspiring Stories for Kids by Ennis Jemmy. This book is a collection of stories on real-life events and facts about Native American traditions and culture.

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I have great respect for our Native American people, their culture, beliefs, and traditions. This nation is very fortunate to still have them, where they had been lost in other countries.

I hope this activity and the information and free printables I offer in my Native American Day post will help you create a lesson plan to teach your preschoolers about our Native Americans, their history, and their importance.

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Be happy, safe, and creative. I wish you well.

Love,