Beach Donut Roll and Cover Games

Did you know that the first Friday in June is National Donut Day? I can assure you, I’m very much in favor of this important holiday, and so are both of my kids 😀

Why not celebrate with this fun roll and cover game featuring a cute donut on the beach? We’ll be having some real donuts while we play but that part is optional 😉

Pinnable image for Simple Fun for Kids' Beach Donut Roll and Cover Games. At the top, there's a hot pink banner with Roll and Cover in black. Below that, it says Beach Donut in red, orange, and yellow letters. There's a picture of a kid's hand playing the roll and cover game with a 10-sided die and manipulatives for covering the numbers. At the bottom is a Simple Fun for Kids watermark above an orange banner with PDF written on it in white.

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Materials for Donut Counting Mini Folding Book

  • PDF file (see below).
  • Printer.
  • One sheet of paper, preferably heavy paper for better durability.
  • 6-sided dice.
  • 10-sided dice for VIP version.
  • Manipulatives OR markers, crayons, etc. for covering or filling in the circles.

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Kindergarten-aged child playing a roll and cover game to practice number recognition. The gameboard features a cute beach donut image with large eyes and numbers 0-9. He uses a 10-sided dice and glass gems as manipulatives to cover the numbers he rolls with the dice.

What’s in the printable PDF file?

The free pdf file that’s available below includes one no-prep printable page with a gameboard for a roll and cover game covering numbers 1-6 for use with a 6-sided dice.

All you need to do is print the page, preferably either on heavy paper or on thinner paper that you laminate for better durability.

In order to play, you’ll need a 6-sided dice and some manipulatives like mini erasers, glass gems, bingo chips, or similar to cover the numbers on the gameboard.

Alternatively, you could use crayons, markers, or even dot markers to fill in the numbers instead.

The VIP version includes an extra VIP-exclusive gameboard that covers numbers 0-9 for use with a 10-sided dice.

How to play Roll and Cover Math Games

You can play this game as an individual player or take turns with a partner, either cooperatively or competitively.

Simply roll the dice and cover or color the numbers on the gameboard. Continue until all of the numbers are covered.

If playing competitively, count how many numbers each person has covered.

An image of a different beach donut gameboard for the roll and cover game. This one is designed for a 6-sided dice and features numbers 1-6. On the gameboard, there's a dice and two crayons, one in hot pink and one in yellow. Some of the numbers are filled in yellow or hot pink to mark the numbers that were rolled and recognized.

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Kindergarten-aged child playing a roll and cover game to practice number recognition. The gameboard features a cute beach donut image with large eyes and numbers 0-9. He uses a 10-sided dice and glass gems as manipulatives to cover the numbers he rolls with the dice.

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Are you looking for other fun dice games? Try some of these!

Foam Cup Construction with a Die

Grab some foam cups (or plastic cups), write numbers on them with a sharpie (or use stickers if you want to reuse the cups afterward more easily), and roll a die to determine which cup to use first.

What’s Your House Number? Place Value Game

Practice place value with this fun little dice math game! Roll a 10-sided dice and plan ahead to create the lowest possible number. Compete with a partner and count the points at the end of the game.

Ninja Graphing Game

Roll a custom dice and graph how many times you roll each ninja pose.

4th of July Grid Game

This is a simple grid game with patriotic images. Roll a dice and cover that number of squares on the gameboard until all squares are covered.

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