Math & Numbers

One-to-one correspondence activities

Touching or moving exactly one object for each number word said.

16 activities

Activities

Adding Cars and Buses
Age 6 20 min

Adding Cars and Buses

Count cars and buses and solve six addition problems with totals up to 10.

Picture math

Find and Count Farm Animals
Age 6 20 min

Find and Count Farm Animals

Find the farm animals and objects, count each group, and write how many there are. Counts go up to 12.

I spy and count

Make 10 With Hearts
Age 5 15 min

Make 10 With Hearts

Count the hearts in six ten frames and draw the missing hearts to make 10.

Ten frames

Weekly Weather Graph
Age 5 5 min

Weekly Weather Graph

Observe and record the weather for seven days, then color a graph to find out which kind of weather appeared most often.

Count and graph

Subtract With Pictures
Age 5 15 min

Subtract With Pictures

Count pies and fruit, trace the cross-out marks, and find out how many are left on the party table.

Picture math

Count Stars and Planets
Age 5 20 min

Count Stars and Planets

Count five groups of stars and planets and write how many are in each group. Explore numbers from 11 to 20 with adult support.

Counting

Count Space Objects
Age 4 15 min

Count Space Objects

Find rockets, planets, stars, astronauts and moons in space. Count each group and record how many you found.

I spy and count

Count and Graph Fruit
Age 4 15 min

Count and Graph Fruit

Count apples, bananas, bunches of grapes, and strawberries. Color the graph to find out which fruit appears most.

Count and graph

Pumpkin Counting Fingerplay
Age 3 10 min

Pumpkin Counting Fingerplay

An original fingerplay for counting down from five to zero, with a paper pumpkin for each finger.

Songs & fingerplays

Adding Fish to 5
Age 4 15 min

Adding Fish to 5

Count two groups of fish, put them together, and write the total in five simple addition problems.

Picture math

Count Apples in Ten Frames
Age 4 15 min

Count Apples in Ten Frames

Count the apples in six ten frames and write how many are in each one.

Ten frames

Tracing and Counting Number 4
Age 3 15 min

Tracing and Counting Number 4

Trace the number 4, count butterflies, color flowers, and find the 4s.

Number practice

Count Dinosaurs to 5
Age 3 10 min

Count Dinosaurs to 5

Count 1 to 5 dinosaurs in each row and color the matching number.

Counting

Find and Count Stars
Age 3 10 min

Find and Count Stars

Children find and circle eight stars among moons, planets and clouds, then count them with an adult.

Find and circle

Trace and Count Numbers 1–3
Age 3 10 min

Trace and Count Numbers 1–3

Trace the numbers 1 to 3, count the ducklings, and color the number that matches each group.

Tracing worksheet

Count Ladybugs to 3
Age 2 8 min

Count Ladybugs to 3

Count six groups of ladybugs and circle the matching number with an adult’s help.

Counting