Humpty Dumpty Roll and Cover Number Recognition Game

Humpty Dumpty is a classic nursery rhyme that preschoolers will be familiar with. In this printable game, your students will practice subitizing and number recognition using 1 dice or simple addition when using 2 dice.

Other Printable Number Centers and Worksheets

Number Hearts Roll and Cover – similar activity perfect for Valentine’s

Spin and Cover Numbers – works on recognition of numbers 1 to 5 for younger kids

Popsicle Stick Number Formation– adorable summer activity for kids learning number recognition.

Roll and Cover Number Recognition Game

For this activity you will need:

Paper
Printer
Scissors 

1 or 2 dice depending on your student’s skill level
Small tokens to cover the number

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Subitizing Practice or Simple Addition with Dice

Print out and laminate the mats. Choose the one that’s appropriate for your student’s age and skill level.

This Roll and Cover Numbers printable will help your students master subitizing for the numbers 1 to 6 when used with a normal dice. There is also a separate playing mat if you would like to use 2 dice together for the numbers 2 to 12.

For younger students, you can use the printable dice I have included that shows the numerals. When used with this, students will practice number recognition from 1 to 6 instead. Just cut it out, fold the tabs and glue together.

If you don’t want to use dice at all, then you can use the number cards included to make it a pick and cover numbers game instead.

Students can cover up the matching number with any small token you have like mini eggs to go with the Humpty Dumpty theme, pompoms, math cubes, buttons, beads, etc.

In our house, we used little playdough balls as tokens. I told my son that the numbers were ‘holes’ in the wall that needed to be filled up otherwise the wall would crack, crumble and Humpty Dumpty would fall down!

Game continues until all numbers have been covered.

More Nursery Rhyme Activities

Like this? Then you’ll love my 10 Nursery Rhyme Themed Literacy and Math Centers. These easy-prep games will get your students working on math, literacy and fine motor skills.

Games included:

1) Humpty Dumpty Roll and Cover Numbers – 2 playing mats included for use with 1 or 2 dice

2) Hey Diddle Diddle Number Puzzle Strips – Work on number order for 1-10, 11-20 and counting by 2s.

3) Sequencing Mats for 9 Rhymes – The 9 rhymes included in this pack come with 1 sequencing mat each where kids will be able to put 5 different pictures in order.

4) Jack and Jill Water Pail Number Match – Practice counting and number recognition with this game.

5) Baa Baa Baa Black Sheep Color Match – Flip 2 cards over at a time trying to find the same color pair of sheep until all sheep have been matched up.

6) Little Miss Muffet Tracing Lines – 15 different patterns to trace as the spider makes its way down to Little Miss Muffet.

7) Incy Wincy Spider Alphabet Match – Pair up the upper and lowercase letters bringing together the water pipe and the sun.

8) Little Boy Blue Alphabet Haystack Hunt – Print out the haystack letter cards and hide the Little Boy Blue card behind one of them. Kids will love shouting out the letters as they try to find him ‘under the haystack’.

9) Pat-A-Cake Alphabet Decorating – Use these mats to do some Q-tip painting or pin pushing to work on fine motor skills as well as literacy.

10) 1,2,3,4,5, Fishing For Sight Words – Set up these sight words cards in a sensory bin for kids to ‘fish’ out or they could also fish out the letters to form the sight word on the card.

Check it out for more ready-to-go fun!

Nursery Rhyme Books For Your Library:

Browse My Most Popular Math Printables:

1) Parking Cars Tracing Lines – More than 10 different tracing line patterns to choose from, all of which help with pencil control.

2) Scarecrow Arrange By Size – 3 different scarecrow-themed image sets that they will arrange from smallest to biggest.

3) Bumblebee Addition Game – Solve the sum and help the bee land on the correct flower!

4) Farm Shapes Mats – Use playdough, pompoms, stickers etc to learn 2D shapes.

5) Popsicle Stick Number Formation – Kids will love forming the numbers 1 to 10 when ice cream and popsicles are involved!

6) Valentines Printable Worksheets Pack – 50 pages of mixed literacy and math activities.

7) Zoo Animals Number Puzzle Strips – Complete these cute puzzles and learn the numbers 1 to 20.

8) Counting Colorful Bugs – This printable book will help kids count to 10 while also learning about color words.

9) Humpty Dumpty Numbers – In this printable game, your students will practice number recognition using 1 dice or simple addition when using 2 dice.

10) Build A Number Santa – Match the number to the correct number word, tally mark and domino to form a Santa Claus