Button Matching – Count, Match & Colour!

Make early maths fun, hands-on and engaging with this colourful Button Matching activity!
Children count the buttons in each group and draw a line to match the sets that contain the same number of buttons. Once they have made their matches, they can colour the buttons too!
The simple visual format makes this a great activity for helping young learners develop early counting and matching skills while also encouraging careful observation and fine-motor control.
What’s included:
• 1 Button Matching worksheet
• Button groups to count and match
• Mixed-up matching sets to encourage independent thinking
• Large, clear button illustrations
• Plenty of space for children to draw matching lines
• Black-and-white line art, perfect for colouring
• Fun, child-friendly button theme
Skills practiced:
• Counting
• Number recognition
• Matching quantities
• One-to-one correspondence
• Visual discrimination
• Comparing groups
• Fine-motor skills
• Pencil control
• Colouring
Perfect for:
• Early Years / EYFS
• Kindergarten
• Reception
• Year 1
• Maths centres
• Independent work
• Small-group activities
• Morning work
• Early finishers
• Home learning
Count it. Match it. Colour it!
© 2026 Sonyja Murphy. All rights reserved.
This educational resource was created by Sonyja Murphy.
Illustrations in this resource were created with the assistance of AI (ChatGPT by OpenAI) and have been edited, arranged, and incorporated as part of this original educational work.
This resource is for personal/classroom use only. Please do not resell, redistribute, share, or upload the files online.