Valentine's Day Cookie Tray Matching | Fine Motor & Visual Discrimination

Add Valentine’s Day learning fun to your classroom with this Valentine’s Day Cookie Tray Match fine motor and visual discrimination activity! Designed for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, and special education students, this hands-on holiday-themed center uses 15 Valentine’s Day–themed cookies to strengthen matching skills, spatial awareness, and positional word understanding.

Students study each task card and recreate the cookie tray design using their own cookie mat — making this a perfect activity for Valentine’s Day centers, morning tubs, task boxes, and small-group instruction. Each cookie appears 12–13 times across 32 unique patterns, providing balanced practice and repeated skill exposure throughout the Valentine’s Day season.

What’s Included:

• 32 Task Cards – each card shows a different Valentine’s Day cookie tray pattern

• 1 Cookie Tray Mat – student work mat

• 15 Valentine Cookie Pieces – cut and laminated for reuse

• Teacher Directions Page

Skills Targeted:

• Fine Motor Coordination

• Visual Discrimination

• Matching & Spatial Awareness

• Following Directions

• Positional Vocabulary

Why Teachers Love It:

This activity is quick to prep, easy to use, and perfect for independent, small-group, or center-based practice. Students stay highly engaged as they match Valentine’s Day–themed cookies, building concentration, organization, and fine motor precision. The festive Valentine’s theme adds excitement that keeps students motivated and focused.

Bring Valentine’s Day fun and hands-on learning together with this Valentine’s Day Cookie Tray Match activity! Students will love recreating each tray design while strengthening essential classroom skills — a reusable holiday center you’ll enjoy year after year.

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