Fishbowl Math Activities

The Dollar Tree is one of my Favorite places to purchase items for DIY Educational Games, so today I'm sharing two fun and easy Fishbowl Math activities you can make for under $3  with Dollar Tree products!

Both of these Tutorials are focused around these adorable fishbowl shaped decor sheets. I found these in the teacher supply section of my Store. You will only need 1 package to complete both of these games.

Spin and Count Game

For this Spin and Count game you will need:
1. Fishbowl Decor Sheets
2. A Spinner (That I also found at the Dollar Tree in the Teacher supply Section 2/$1),
3. White or Blue Pom Poms (I picked these up in the Craft Section of the Dollar Tree
4. Tweezers (Optional): These are optional and I already had them on hand (although you can find children's tweezers at the Dollar Tree in the teacher supply section) . These add an added level of complexity to this task, and they can be used for many Educational, Fine Motor, and Science activities (definitely a great investment!)

Directions

Step 1: Provide the child with a Fishbowl sheet and 10 pom pom "Bubbles".
Directions for Game Play:
1. Have the child take turns spinning and placing the matching number of "Bubbles" on the Fishbowl Sheet.
2. (Optional) Laminate the Fishbowl sheet for durability.
Variations:

• Children can use the Tweezers to pick up the pom poms for more challenging play (and fine motor practice)
• This can be a cooperative game where everyone adds bubbles to one sheet (Practice Sharing & Taking turns)
• For Older Children you can practice Adding or Subtracting
  

Fishbowl Number Correspondence Activity

For this Number Correspondence game you will need:
1. Fishbowl Decor Sheets (Teacher Supply Section of the Dollar Tree)
2. White or Blue Pom Poms (Craft Section of the Dollar Tree)
3. Permanent Marker: I already had this at home, but they do sell them at the Dollar Tree
(Office Supply Section).
4. Tweezers (Optional): These add an additional fine motor component to the activity. 

Directions

Step 1. Take out 5 Fishbowl Sheets
Step 2 . Number the Sheets 1-5 with your Marker
Step 3. (Optional) Laminate Sheets for durability

Directions for Play

• Children place the corresponding number of Pom-Pom "Bubbles" on each sheet

Variations

• Children can use the Tweezers to pick up the pom poms for a more challenging activity (and fine motor practice)

• You can increase the numbers from 6-10
• For older children you can write out simple Addition or Subtraction problem on each sheet (2+1, 4-1, etc.)
  

You can find a variety of these Decor Sheets to vary the activities you create! Have you made an activity from Dollar Tree Products? Please feel free to share!