Counting objects worksheets
Aligned with Common Core K.CC.B.5
Printable kindergarten counting objects worksheets: a touch-and-count chart, count and circle the number, a picture hunt, ten frame coloring and dots on the ladybug.
The worksheets
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Touch and Count Chart
The three steps of counting objects, shown with a row of apples.
Count and Circle the Number
Boxes of pictures with three number choices. Kids count and circle the right number.
Picture Hunt
A scattered scene with two kinds of pictures. Kids count each kind and write the totals.
Fill the Ten Frame
Six ten frames to color to match numbers from 1 to 10.
Dots on the Ladybug
Six ladybugs, each with a number on a leaf. Kids give each ladybug that many spots.
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One copy of every sheet above, in order. Tap + for more copies (up to 10).
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What it is
Counting objects means saying one number for each thing and knowing that the last number tells how many. Kindergartners count groups in rows and in scattered piles, and count out a set number of things.
What comes next
More, less and the same.
How to teach it
- Touch each object as you say its number. One touch, one number.
- After counting, ask "How many?" If your child counts again, show that the last number already tells you.
- Scattered pictures are harder. Crossing each one off as you count keeps track.
- Count real things around the house, like spoons, socks and toy cars.
Common mistakes
- Saying numbers faster or slower than touching, so the count is off.
- Counting the same picture twice or skipping one in a scattered group.
- Counting again when asked "how many?" instead of using the last number.