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Free Printable St. Patrick’s Day Count and Punch Cards (a preschool math activity)

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These free printable St. Patrick’s Day count and punch cards are a fun way to help your child practice their counting and fine motor skills! The cards also make an easy go-bag activity for car trips and waiting rooms. Download and print these count and punch cards today!

A preview of four pages of printable St. Patrick's Day themed count and punch cards for preschoolers. Each page has 6 cards with a number 1-12 and shamrocks to punch.

Count and punch cards are different from count and clip cards. If you’re looking for count and clip cards to use with a clothespin, please see this post with free printable St. Patrick’s Day counting clip cards.

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How to use count and punch cards

Count and punch cards are a fun, low-prep activity. You probably already have everything you need at home.

There are two versions of each card – an “easier” version with the correct number of shamrocks on each card and a more challenging version with 12 shamrocks on each card. The set with shamrocks that correspond exactly to the number shown is usually more appropriate for preschoolers. The more challenging version is typically better for pre-k and kinder, but it depends on your child.

Make sure to visit page of preschool math printables for even more math activities for your little learner!

Materials needed

  • Free printable PDF. The download information is lower down in the post.
  • Printer and printer paper. Normally I recommend a heavyweight paper, but it isn’t necessary for these printables. You might want to use colorful paper, though, for a more eye-catching activity.
  • Paper trimmer or scissors.
  • A single hole punch. We use this style because it’s easier for preschoolers to use.
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Using count and punch cards

Preparing and using these cards is simple.

First, print the pages you want. The first two pages are the “easier” version. Pages 3-4 are the more difficult. My three year old uses the easier version. I always print at least two copies at a time because she loves to hole punch!

Two pages of printed count and punch cards with a St. Patrick's Day theme on a white wood surface. Each page has 6 cards to cut out and a number of shamrocks 1-12 to punch.

Cut out the cards by cutting along the solid lines. I’ve used this paper cutter for years.

A page of black and white St. Patrick's Day count and punch cards for preschoolers with numbers 1-6 on a paper trimmer.

Show your little one how to count and punch! The “easier” count and punch cards are shown below. Each card has the correct number of shamrocks. Your child may want to color them first for additional fun.

Three printed and cut St. Patrick's Day count and punch cards on a white wood surface with a pink single hole punch

Demonstrate how to open the hole punch and dump the punched hole pieces. My daughter loves emptying the hole punch debris into a bowl. After she’s all done with the activity for the time being, she empties the bowl into the trash. This helps teach your child how to clean up activities and provides additional fine motor practice.

We keep unused count and punch cards in a zippered pencil pouch with the hole punch. It makes a fantastic go-bag activity that’s easy to grab for car trips. Clear-front pencil pouches are a great way to organize small activities like this. You can easily see what’s inside without opening the container and can store them in a large three ring binder.

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Free printable St. Patrick’s Day count and punch cards download

Like all preschool printables on The Artisan Life, these are licensed for personal and single classroom use. You are welcome to print and use them as many times as you’d like for your own children, personal classroom, therapy clients, etc.

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I hope your little learner enjoys these St. Patrick’s Day themed count and punch cards as much as mine does!

Free Printables for St. Patrick's Day

These printables for St. Patrick's Day are all available for personal and classroom use.

There are activities for "big kids," like word scrambles and searches, family activities like picture bingo, and games for toddlers and preschoolers like St. Patrick's Day matching cards and do a dot printables.

I hope you enjoy!

Free Printable St Patrick's Day Bingo

This St. Patrick's Day picture bingo is, hands down, the most popular St. Patrick's Day activity on the blog! Picture bingo provides low-prep fun for the entire family. There's also a large classroom set of bingo cards so your whole class can play!

Free Printable St. Patrick's Day One More One Less Worksheet

This St. Patrick's Day one more, one less is a fun, no-prep way to practice simple addition and subtraction

Free Printable St. Patrick's Day Day Alphabet Matching Cards

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Help your child practice the alphabet with these free printable ot of gold alphabet matching cards.

Free Printable Color St. Patrick's Day Dot Marker Pages

Kids love these colorful St. Pat's dot marker pages and adults love that they're no-prep!

Free Printable Shamrock Coloring Pages for Adults

7+ Free Printable St. Patrick's Day Coloring Pages for Adults

Free Printable St. Patrick's Day Roll and Cover for Preschoolers

These free printable St. Patrick's Day roll and cover mats are preschooler-approved and come with free printable dice templates.

Free Printable St. Patrick's Day Complete the Pattern

These complete the pattern printables are a fantastic preschool math activity. Turn them into a file folder game or use them as a cut and paste activity!

Free Printable St. Patrick's Day Do a Dot Marker Pages

Do a dot marker pages are no-prep and always popular with toddlers and preschoolers. Make them no-mess by using round coding label stickers instead of markers!

Free Printable St Patrick's Day Count and Clip Cards

Help your little learner practice counting 1-12 with these free printable counting clip cards.

10 Free St. Patrick's Day Maze Printables

There are easy, medium, and hard mazes for St. Patrick's Day in this collection of maze printables! Answer keys are included.

15+ Free Printable Four Leaf Clover & Shamrock Templates

These lucky four leaf clover templates come in all shapes and size! Grab four leaf clover outlines and patterns for St. Patrick's Day crafts here.

St. Patrick's Day Word Scramble 

This free printable St. Patrick's Day word scramble comes with a colorful background or in ink-saving black and white. The answer key is included!

St Patrick's Day Word Search

Word searches are an easy, no-prep activity for kids (and they're educational!) Pick from a colorful shamrock background or ink-saving black and white. Answer key is included.

St. Patrick's Day Matching Game

This printable St. Patrick's Day memory game is fun for kids of all ages! Play them as a matching game for toddlers or face down as a memory game for older kids.

Printable Rainbow Templates

These rainbow templates are perfect for rainbow crafts.

Lucky Printable Banner

Practice gratitude ith this free printable "Lucky" banner to help you count your blessings.

Free Printable Shamrock Templates (includes green shamrocks!)

Looking for classic Irish shamrocks? These pritnable shamrock templates are for you! Includes green shamrock printables.

7 Free Printable Pot of Gold Templates 

These free printable pot of gold templates are perfect for St. Patrick's Day crafts and St. Patrick's Day writing activities.

Free Printable Rainbow Coloring Pages

These free printable rainbow coloring pages are so cute!

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  1. Erin Tracy

    February 23, 2023 at 11:18

    Hi! When I click on the download link it directs me to a blank site. I am at home so no firewalls are preventing me from accessing it.

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    • Natasha

      February 23, 2023 at 11:29

      Hello! I’m sorry you’re having trouble. You should see a popup when you click the “download here” image. Safari tends to block popups (and so do some other browsers). You can usually change that setting or click something to allow a specific popup to show. (There’s usually an icon on bar near the web address). I’ll send you an email when I’m back at home later in the day. I hope that’s helpful in the meantime!

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