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Kindergarten Counting Worksheets

Kindergarten Counting Worksheets give students a variety of activities to practice counting and adding up to ten and twenty. These free printable PDFs cover multiple Kindergarten math topics like counting on, addition, graphing, missing numbers, and so much more! Counting worksheets for Kindergarten make a wonderful low-prep independent activity that covers multiple skills and standards. For even more math fun, check out our Kindergarten Interactive Math Practice .

Counting Worksheets For Kindergarten

Counting worksheets for Kindergarten promote early math learning in a fun and engaging way! Student will create patterns, visualize with tens frames, and match numbers and pictures with these free printable PDFs.

Counting On Worksheets For Kindergarten

These counting worksheets for Kindergarten are easy to use and low-prep for teachers and homeschooling parents! Print each PDF to use immediately. Printing on cardstock and laminating or adding to a page protector will prolong the life of your worksheets. Each worksheet can be reused when laminated or page-protected by writing on it with a dry erase marker. Students will need a set of counters, pencils, and coloring utensils to complete these exciting pages. Give students even more practice with our engaging Addition Worksheets and Subtraction Color By Number to continue practicing!

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Add using pictures! Visual aides help student understand addition concepts.

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Add these adorable pictures to promote early math skills. Students will love it!

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Count on from cute pictures. See 3 nests? What comes next is 4, 5, and 6!

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Count to 20 with this adorable counting on worksheet for kindergarten students.

Counting On Worksheet For Kindergarten

Count the characters then write the numbers that follow! Cute graphics engage even the youngest learners!

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Count to 10 with this engaging missing number star worksheet.

Count to 20 with this missing number star page. Fun and engaging for young learners at all skill levels.

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Adorable star counting worksheet. Kindergarteners will love the cute stars and get lots of missing number counting practice.

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Can you make an ice cream cone with 6 scoops? Use this worksheet to try!

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Add using tens frames. These visuals promote early math skills.

Adding to 20 is easy with this engaging tens frame worksheet for kindergarten students.

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Adding to twenty with tens frames. The perfect resource to teach kindergarteners to add.

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Adorable graphing page promotes bar graph creation.

Kindergarten Count And Graph Worksheet

Create a bar graph using cute pictures and fun colors!

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Free graphing kindergarten worksheet featuring fun foods!

Kindergarten Missing Number Addition Worksheet

Can you find the missing addend? Add to 10 with this cute kindergarten worksheet.

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Solve a variety of addition problems to ten with this fun worksheet.

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Missing addends addition page for kindergarten students.

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Scoop up your manipulatives and count them up with this fun page!

Count Write Make Kindergarten Numbers To Ten

Scoop, count, and create your own tens frame when you use this worksheet.

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Making numbers to twenty? Use this scoop and count kindergarten number mat.

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Fill in the missing number on this engaging counting worksheet for kindergarten.

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Fill in the blank counting provides opportunities for counting up and down.

Kindergarten Tens Frame Mat

Tens frame mat promotes visual learning while for students.

Twenty Frame Kindergarten Mat

Twenty frame kindergarten mat helps students visualize numbers to 20.

ASL Addition Worksheet For Kindergarten

ASL addition pages for kindergarten practice adding skills.

Kindergarten ASL Addition Worksheet

Add up to 10 and 20 with our ASL printable worksheets for Kindergarten.

Free ASL Count and Add Worksheet For Kindergarten

Students will love counting these cute hand pictures to solve problems.

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Engaging and hands-on kindergarten counting activities for the kindergarten classroom. These math activities are great for developing counting skills, number recognition, and one-to-one correspondence. Add these number activities to your math centers and small groups to develop strong number sense in your young learners.

Kindergarten Counting Activities and IDeas

In kindergarten, you never know how many students will walk through your door on that first day of school with absolutely zero number sense OR how many already have a solid foundation. Counting is one of the very first math skills, and such an important math skill to develop, that we begin working on during those first days of school. Our objective is to come up with fun ideas and quality number games and activities that our kindergarten students will love. Here are 25 kindergarten counting activities that are great for your little learners to develop this oh-so-important skill. Keep a lookout for a couple of free activities throughout the post! 

#1 Match It

This fun activity is intended to be played with a partner. Partner A pulls a number card from a bag and builds a tower using unifix cubes to represent the number. Partner B then builds a tower that matches the tower built by Partner A. Then Partner B draws a number card and starts the process again. During this activity, I encourage you to observe and support appropriate math talk. You may ask questions like, Why is this the same? and How do you know? 

Instead of unifix cubes, these friends are using shapes. Any manipulatives will work!

#2 Counting Bingo

Provide students with a bingo card that has a number of objects in each square. Pull out a number card and announce the number or show students the number card. (This is where you can differentiate based on the needs of your students.) Students then find a box that has the correct number of objects. 

#3 Creating Number Trains

These kindergarten friends are working together to create number trains. 

Work on those fine motor skills while practicing counting and number sequence, too! Provide students with images to cut apart. Students then cut and glue to create their number trains on a large sheet of paper. This is a great way to practice counting and add some thematic fun depending on the time of year. For example, using school buses, pumpkins, leaves, etc.

#4 Sorting Number Cards

A super simple activity where students match a set of number cards. 

#5 Counting Bears

In this counting activity, students pull out a handful of counting bears from a bag and practice counting by touching and scooting each bear. Here is that one-to-one correspondence practice! They can then match a number card to show how many. I also like to add a ten frame for students to use to represent each number and also assist in keeping their bears organized for easier counting. Tip: If students are only working on counting up to 10, make sure to only include that many manipulatives in the bag. 

#6 Counting Board Games

These board games are great for practicing basic skills during math centers.

Check out the various game boards to practice counting here:

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#7 Count the Beans

Add a spinner to provide an extra fun way for practicing counting objects. You can easily have students practice higher numbers by changing the numbers on the spinner. I also like to provide a ten frame for this activity, or multiple ten frames if needed for larger numbers, to keep the beans organized. 

#8 Ten Frame Fun

Are you starting to see a pattern with ten frames? They are a fantastic resource to use when teaching various math concepts. This is another partner game. Partner A rolls a dice and counts out that many cubes onto their ten frame. Partner B takes a turn rolling the dice and add that many cubes to their own ten frame. They continue playing until both ten frames are filled. 

#9 What is Missing?

Another partner game… games are the best ways to provide great practice! Partner A lays out number cards in numerical order. Partner B closes their eyes while Partner A takes away one of the number cards. Partner B then opens their eyes and counts to discover the missing number that was taken away. So much fun and such little prep! 

#10 Match Me Plus 1

This game is similar to the first activity I shared called Match It. However, in this game students practice counting on by adding 1 extra cube to their tower. 

#11 Mix It, Fix It, Flip It

For this math activity, you will need to do a little prep to prepare the number cards. (They are also available for easy printing in our math curriculum unit that you can find by clicking, here .) These number cards have a single number on one side and the same number of dots on the other side. Students scatter their cards (mix it) with the number side showing. They will “fix it” by putting the cards in the correct order. Then they will “flip” the cards over so all the dots are showing and will play again. 

#12 Class Counting Book

A fun, classroom community activity to practice counting. Each student is given a piece of paper to draw objects to represent a given number. Add the completed book to your classroom library for students to read and practice counting!

The number line is intentionally left blank so you can easily differentiate this book to meet the needs of your classroom. Simply add in the number or tell students a number when beginning the activity. You can download this classroom counting book for free at the end of this blog post!

#13 Graphing

Graphs are a great way to practice counting. There are multiple graphing worksheets available or you can make your own.  Click here to snag a set of 10 for $1 in my blog store. 

#14 Collecting Eggs

This is a fun one and the best part is you can use household items and it won’t cost a thing! Break out the plastic eggs from Easter storage, roll up a brown paper bag, and hold onto an egg carton instead of recycling to have a fun counting game for your students. Students can roll two dice and count out the correct number of eggs and place them in the egg carton. You can also cut off two spots from the egg carton to resemble a ten frame. You’ll just want to use one die or a spinner instead that only goes up to 10. 

#15 Counting On Cups

Using plastic cups and counters or any small manipulatives, you can easily create a fun counting game. Say a number or have students draw a number card and have them count out that many manipulatives into their cups. Then they pull out another card and place that number of manipulatives in front of them on the floor or table. When students are ready to count on, they say the number of manipulatives that is in their cup and then count on as they drop each additional object in. 

#16 Counting Number Puzzles

Number puzzles are great hands-on activities! These simple-cut puzzles are a lot of fun and perfect for morning work, math centers, or early-finisher activities. 

These simple counting puzzles and numeral handwriting practice can be found here:

• Simple Puzzles Counting and Numbers to 9

#17 Counting Songs

Counting songs are great for practicing rote counting. Here are two good ones for practicing counting to 100. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09zShlhS1cQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QIwkSVOflU

This one is super catchy! It’s a fun song for practicing counting objects to 10. 

#18 Counting Books

Just like counting songs, counting books are another fun way to get exposure to counting. In addition to reading counting books aloud to students, you can also use counting books as a way to incorporate additional fun counting activities into your day. Every Buddy Counts is a great counting book. Plus, there are some fun center activities for students. 

Fun centers for Every Buddy Counts can be found here:

• Counting Math Center: Every Buddy Counts

#19 Counting with Play Dough

Students can practice making the number out of play dough to practice numeral identification. You can also have students make balls of dough to count and represent each number. 

Counting with dough cards from our small-group math bundle . 

Dough Fine Motor Center Activities for Math and Literacy

Play dough can also be used for practicing different shapes and basic operations, too! So much math fun!

#20 Counting with Pom Poms

Have students roll a dice and drop that number of pom poms into a cup. 

#21 Story-Telling with Counting

Kindergarten kids love story-telling! They can have fun re-creating the story using math manipulatives. Mini erasers from the dollar store are perfect! You can also use these story boards with printable manipulatives for counting. 

#22 Boom Cards

If you have student devices, you can assign Boom cards for fun counting practice. Here are a few of my favorite Boom decks for counting:

You can find Boom Cards for counting by clicking this link:

• Boom Cards for Counting in Kindergarten 

#23 Counting Craft

Who doesn’t love a craft? This bug counting craft is simple and perfect for your kindergarten friends. You could easily add circles to practice counting to a higher number.

#24 Playing Cards

Grab a deck of cards for a fun game for partners. Each student draws a card and represents the number using manipulatives (blocks, erasers, etc.) The student with the higher number(or lower) wins that round.

You can also practice greater than and less than with playing cards. 

#25 Daubers

Using daubers is a fun way to practice counting. Students roll a die or draw a number from a cup and use their dauber to represent that number on paper. You could easily have students practice pattern recognition and creation with this activity as well by using different colors. 

There are so many fun ways to practice counting! Several of the activities and ideas from this list come from our whole-group math curriculum. These units provide daily activities and lessons for kindergarten and first grade. You can find those resources by clicking the links below:

• Kindergarten Math Curriculum 
• First Grade Math Curriculum

We also have a set of small-group math activities that are great for math interventions! You can find the set that provides small-group activities for practicing numbers up to 30 here:

• Math Groups for Kindergarten: Numbers to 30

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• Observe weather patterns, changes, clouds, etc.
• Structure of plants
• Animals – needs, environment
• Explore your neighborhood and city including community helpers and becoming familary with a map
• Learn letters from A to Z and the sound alphabet letters make
• Begin reading simple CVC words, sight words, and spelling word families
• Learn to count to 100 by 1s, 5s, and 10s.
• Addition and Subtraction within 5
• Understand teen numbers – ten plus one (11-19)
• Identify, draw, and name shapes
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Worksheets for Kindegarten

Here is your one-stop-shop for all things Kinders on my blog! All my no prep  worksheets for kindergarten , fun kindergarten games, and hands-on kindergarten activities are listed below…..and it’s all  FREE !!  Just click on any thumbnail below to see more  kindergarten worksheets free  and print the worksheets for kindergartners! There are LOTS so keep scrolling. Enjoy!

Kindergarten Language Arts

• Kindergarten Alphabet
• Beginning Sounds Activities
• CVC Word Activities
• KindergartenSights Words
• Word Families Activities

If you have a K5 student and you are looking for convenient and fun kindergarten activities for learning letters, the sounds they make, simple sight words, and to start diving into phonics – we know you will love these FREE resources!

Teaching Rhyming – Why It Is Important For Young Learners?

Sight Words for Kids FREE Worksheets, Activities, Games

What is Phonological Awareness, Why it Matters, & Phonemic Activities

1st Grade Reading List

Best Kindergarten Books to Read Aloud

Kindergarten Reading Books with FREE Printable pdf List

Abc kindergarten.

Having children practice identifying alphabet letters, both upper and lower case letters is one of the most important things kindergartners learn!

Alphabet Worksheets

Grinch Phonics Puzzles

Alphabet Light Table Activity

Letter G is for Goat Craft, Activities, and Worksheets

Beginning sounds worksheets.

Kids will have fun learning about the sounds letters make, vowel teams, blends, digraphs, dipthongs, and more as they learn to sound out words. These free phonics worksheets, phonics games, and phonics activities will help kids to become confiden fluent readers and spellers!

35 Alphabet Letters & Sounds Games

FREE Printable Consonant Blends Puzzles for 1st graders

FREE Phonics Letter Coloring Pages – Alphabet Printable for Kids

FREE Printable Alphabet Cut-and-Paste Letter Tracing Worksheets

Cvc word worksheets.

We have lots of  creative, and free printable  CVC Words Activities  to keep kids engaged and having fun learning!  From  cvc word games  to  cvc worksheets,  and  cvc word activities  to we have loads of  cvc word practice  ideas for making learningfun all year round!

Ending Sounds Clip Cards

Free Monster Match CVC Words Activity For Kindergarten

Back To School, CVC Word Mat Activity with Post Its

Camping Printable CVC Sight Words Activity

Sight words kindergarten.

Rule breaker  sight words  don’t follow typical phonics rules to sound out so it is extrememely helpful for kids to memorize these words as they make up more than 50% of the text that students read. Continue reviewing previously learned sight words and work on the next list of sight words. You can see the  sight words list here.

FREE Sight Word Peacock Printable Activity

FREE Printable Marshmallow Sight Words Activities

Silly Sight Words Practice on the Stairs

Tracing Sight Words Worksheets

Kindergarten word families.

Teaching students word families helps children how to spot patterns, identify root words, and understand their common meanings or sounds. This helps improve reading fluency and spelling accuracy too.

Word Family Games and Activities

FREE Printable Flower Word Family Cut and Paste Worksheets

FREE Printable -ab Word Family Worksheets

FREE Printable Short a Words Emergent Reader

Kindergarten Math

• Kindergarten is a time to learn the basics. Kindergartners will learn how to count, recognize numbers up to 10 and sort objects. Math involves lots of hands-on math manipulatives to count, sort, weight, and measure.
• Count and recognize numbers to 100
• Addition of 1 more or less
• What are ordinal numbers
• Basic addition and subtraction
• creating patterns
• Calendars – days and months
• Telling time – on the hour and half hour segments

Addition with Pictures Math Worksheets for Kindergarten

Flower Subtraction Craft – Free Printable Activity for Kindergarten

Free 1-20 Number Chart Activities and Games For Young Learners

Free Number Sequencing Worksheets For Kindergarten

Kindergarten science.

Kindergartners approach to science is mostly helping them develop their curiosity and make observations. They are introduced to a variety of science so they can begin to organize information to compare/contrast and work on problem-solving skills. They will also explore plant parts, animals and their environments, weather including seasons, among other simple kindergarten sciene expeirments. Plus don’t miss our 100+ Exciting Year Round Science Experiments for Kids

Type of Cloud Activities for Kids with FREE Printable Worksheets

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Kindergarten social studies.

Kindergartners generally start by talking about the family they are part of including their family trees. They then learn about their neighborhood, city, state, and country. Typically community helpers are also talked about at this age. This expanding circles concept is great for helping young children learn how they fit into the world around them. They may also learn about other countries.

1990s for Kids Printable American History Reader

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New Zealand Printable Coloring Pages with Facts for Kids

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Free Printable Worksheets for Kindergarten

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A. Numbers to 3

• 1 Identify numbers - up to 3
• 2 Choose the number that you hear - up to 3

B. Counting to 3

• 1 Learn to count to 3
• 2 Count pictures - up to 3
• 3 Count shapes - up to 3
• 4 Count on frames - up to 3
• 5 Count out stickers - up to 3
• 6 Show numbers with cubes - up to 3
• 7 Show numbers on frames - up to 3
• 8 Represent numbers with pictures - up to 3
• 9 Represent numbers with shapes - up to 3

C. Numbers to 5

• 1 Identify numbers - up to 5
• 2 Choose the number that you hear - up to 5
• 3 Identify numbers - 0 to 5
• 4 Choose the number that you hear - 0 to 5

D. Counting to 5

• 1 Learn to count to 5
• 2 Count pictures - up to 5
• 3 Count shapes in rows - up to 5
• 4 Count cubes - up to 5
• 5 Count dots - 0 to 5
• 6 Count on frames - up to 5
• 7 Count scattered pictures - up to 5
• 8 Count scattered shapes - up to 5
• 9 Count out stickers - up to 5
• 10 Show numbers with cubes - up to 5
• 11 Show numbers on frames - up to 5
• 12 Represent numbers with pictures - up to 5
• 13 Represent numbers with pictures - 0 to 5
• 14 Represent numbers with shapes - up to 5
• 15 Count up - up to 5
• 16 Put numbers up to 5 in order
• 17 What number comes next? - up to 5
• 18 Ordinal numbers - up to fifth

E. One more and one less to 5

• 1 One more with pictures - up to 5
• 2 One more on frames - up to 5
• 3 One more - up to 5
• 4 One less with pictures - up to 5
• 5 One less on frames - up to 5

F. Comparing up to 5

• 1 Are there the same number?
• 2 More - compare by matching up to 5
• 3 Fewer - compare by matching up to 5
• 4 Fewer and more - compare by matching up to 5
• 5 Fewer, more, and same - up to 5
• 6 Greater - compare by matching up to 5
• 7 Less - compare by matching up to 5
• 8 Are there enough? - up to 5
• 9 Fewer and more - compare by counting up to 5
• 10 Fewer and more - compare in a mixed group up to 5
• • New! Show a number greater than, less than, or equal to a given number up to 5
• 11 Compare two numbers - up to 5
• 12 Greater and less - compare two numbers up to 5

G. Numbers and counting to 7

• 1 Choose the number that you hear - up to 7
• 2 Learn to count - up to 7
• 3 Count pictures - up to 7
• 4 Count cubes - up to 7
• 5 Count on ten frames - up to 7
• 6 Count out stickers - up to 7
• 7 Show numbers with cubes - up to 7
• 8 Show numbers on ten frames - up to 7
• 9 Represent numbers - up to 7

H. Numbers and counting to 9

• 1 Identify numbers - 0 to 9
• 2 Choose the number that you hear - up to 9
• 3 Learn to count - up to 9
• 4 Count pictures - up to 9
• 5 Count cubes - up to 9
• 6 Count on ten frames - up to 9
• 7 Count out stickers - up to 9
• 8 Show numbers with cubes - up to 9
• 9 Show numbers on ten frames - up to 9
• 10 Represent numbers - up to 9

I. Numbers to 10

• 1 Identify numbers - up to 10
• 2 Choose the number that you hear - up to 10
• 3 Names of numbers - up to 10

J. Counting to 10

• 1 Learn to count to 10
• 2 Count pictures - up to 10
• 3 Count cubes - up to 10
• 4 Count dots - up to 10
• 5 Count shapes in rows - up to 10
• 6 Count on ten frames - up to 10
• 7 Count blocks - up to 10
• 8 Count scattered pictures - up to 10
• 9 Count scattered shapes - up to 10
• 10 Count shapes in rings - up to 10
• 11 Count out stickers - up to 10
• 12 Show numbers with cubes - up to 10
• 13 Show numbers on ten frames - up to 10
• 14 Represent numbers - up to 10

K. One more and one less to 10

• 1 One more with pictures - up to 10
• 2 One more on frames - up to 10
• 3 One more - up to 10
• 4 One less with pictures - up to 10
• 5 One less on frames - up to 10
• 6 One less - up to 10
• 7 One more and one less with pictures - up to 10
• 8 One more and one less on frames - up to 10
• 9 One more and one less - up to 10

L. Counting forward and back to 10

• 1 What number comes next? - up to 10
• 2 Count up - up to 10
• 3 Count up and down - up to 10
• 4 Count to fill a ten frame
• 5 Number lines - up to 10
• 6 Before, after, and between - up to 10
• 7 Put numbers in counting order - up to 10
• 8 Count forward - up to 10
• 9 Count forward and backward - up to 10
• 10 Complete a sequence - up to 10
• 11 Ordinal numbers - up to tenth

M. Comparing up to 10

• 1 Fewer and more - compare by matching
• 2 Fewer, more, and same
• 3 Greater and less - compare by matching up to 10
• 4 Are there enough?
• 5 Fewer and more - compare by counting
• 6 Fewer and more - compare in a mixed group
• • New! Show a number greater than, less than, or equal to a given number up to 10
• 7 Compare two numbers - up to 10
• 8 Greater and less - compare two numbers up to 10
• 9 Compare three numbers - up to 10
• 10 Put numbers up to 10 in order

N. Understand addition up to 5

• 1 Put together numbers using cubes - sums up to 5
• 2 Build cube trains to add up to 5 - words
• 3 Addition sentences up to 5 - which model matches?
• 4 Addition sentences up to 5 - what does the model show?
• 5 Write addition sentences for pictures - sums up to 5

O. Addition up to 5

• 1 Add with cubes - sums up to 5
• 2 Build cube trains to add up to 5 - addition sentences
• 3 Add with pictures - sums up to 5
• 4 Add two numbers - sums up to 5
• 5 Complete the addition sentence - sums up to 5

P. Take apart numbers up to 5

• 1 Take apart numbers using cubes - sums up to 5
• • New! Make a number different ways using cubes - sums up to 5
• 2 Take apart numbers up to 5 - addition sentences
• • New! Take apart numbers in different ways - sums up to 5
• 3 Make a number using addition - sums up to 5

Q. Addition word problems up to 5

• 1 Build cube trains to solve addition word problems - sums up to 5
• 2 Addition word problems with pictures - sums up to 5
• 3 Write addition sentences for word problems with pictures - sums up to 5
• 4 Addition word problems - sums up to 5
• 5 Model and write addition sentences for word problems - sums up to 5

R. Understand addition up to 10

• 1 Put together numbers using cubes - sums up to 10
• 2 Build cube trains to add up to 10 - words
• 3 Addition sentences up to 10 - which model matches?
• 4 Addition sentences up to 10 - what does the model show?
• 5 Write addition sentences for pictures - sums up to 10
• 6 Turn words into an addition sentence - sums up to 10

S. Addition up to 10

• 1 Add with cubes - sums up to 10
• 2 Build cube trains to add up to 10 - addition sentences
• 3 Add with pictures - sums up to 10
• 4 Add 1 or 2
• 5 Add two numbers - sums up to 10
• • New! Complete the addition sentence to make 10 - with models
• 6 Complete the addition sentence to make 10
• 7 Complete the addition sentence - sums up to 10
• 8 Add in any order

T. Take apart numbers up to 10

• 1 Take apart numbers using cubes - sums up to 10
• • New! Make a number different ways using cubes - sums up to 10
• 2 Take apart 10 using cubes
• 3 Decompose a number up to 10
• 4 Take apart numbers up to 10 - addition sentences
• 5 Take apart 10 - addition sentences
• • New! Take apart numbers in different ways - sums up to 10
• 6 Make a number using addition - sums up to 10

U. Addition word problems up to 10

• 1 Build cube trains to solve addition word problems - sums up to 10
• 2 Addition word problems with pictures - sums up to 10
• 3 Write addition sentences for word problems with pictures - sums up to 10
• 4 Addition word problems - sums up to 10
• 5 Model and write addition sentences for word problems - sums up to 10

V. Understand subtraction up to 5

• 1 Take away cubes - numbers up to 5
• 2 Subtraction sentences up to 5 - which model matches?
• 3 Subtraction sentences up to 5 - what does the model show?
• 4 Subtraction sentences up to 5 - what does the cube train show?
• • New! Write subtraction sentences for pictures - up to 5

W. Subtraction up to 5

• 1 Subtract with cubes - numbers up to 5
• 2 Subtract with pictures - numbers up to 5
• 3 Subtract - numbers up to 5
• 4 Make a number using subtraction - numbers up to 5
• 5 Complete the subtraction sentence - numbers up to 5

X. Subtraction word problems up to 5

• 1 Subtraction word problems with pictures - numbers up to 5
• 2 Write subtraction sentences for word problems with pictures - up to 5
• 3 Use cube trains to solve subtraction word problems - up to 5
• 4 Subtraction word problems - numbers up to 5
• 5 Model and write subtraction sentences for word problems - up to 5

Y. Understand subtraction up to 10

• 1 Take away cubes - numbers up to 10
• 2 Subtraction sentences up to 10 - which model matches?
• 3 Subtraction sentences up to 10 - what does the model show?
• 4 Subtraction sentences up to 10 - what does the cube train show?
• • New! Write subtraction sentences for pictures - up to 10
• 5 Turn words into a subtraction sentence - numbers up to 10

Z. Subtraction up to 10

• 1 Subtract with cubes - numbers up to 10
• 2 Subtract with pictures - numbers up to 10
• 3 Subtract 1 or 2
• 4 Subtract - numbers up to 10
• 5 Make a number using subtraction - numbers up to 10
• 6 Complete the subtraction sentence - numbers up to 10

AA. Subtraction word problems up to 10

• 1 Subtraction word problems with pictures - numbers up to 10
• 2 Write subtraction sentences for word problems with pictures - up to 10
• 3 Use cube trains to solve subtraction word problems - up to 10
• 4 Subtraction word problems - numbers up to 10
• 5 Model and write subtraction sentences for word problems - up to 10

BB. Mixed operations

• 1 Add or subtract - numbers up to 5
• 2 Add or subtract - numbers up to 10
• 3 Addition and subtraction - ways to make a number
• • New! Related facts - with models
• 4 Add and subtract with 0

CC. Mixed operation word problems

• 1 Addition and subtraction word problems with pictures
• 2 Use cube trains to solve addition and subtraction word problems - up to 10
• 3 Addition and subtraction word problems
• 4 Model and write addition and subtraction sentences for word problems

DD. Numbers to 20

• 1 Identify numbers - up to 20
• 2 Names of numbers - up to 20

EE. Counting to 20

• 1 Count to 20
• 2 Count dots - 0 to 20
• 3 Count on ten frames - up to 20
• 4 Count blocks - up to 20
• 5 Show numbers on ten frames - up to 20
• 6 Represent numbers - up to 20
• 7 Fewer and more - up to 20

FF. One more and one less to 20

• 1 One more - up to 20
• 2 One less - up to 20
• 3 One more and one less - up to 20

GG. Counting forward and back to 20

• 1 Count up - up to 20
• 2 Count up and down - up to 20
• 3 Number lines - up to 20
• 4 Before, after, and between - up to 20
• 5 Count forward - up to 20
• 6 Count backward - up to 20
• 7 Count forward and backward - up to 20
• 8 Complete an increasing sequence - up to 20
• 9 Complete a sequence - up to 20

HH. Place value

• 1 Count tens and ones - up to 20
• 2 Write tens and ones - up to 20
• 3 Make teen numbers: words
• 4 Take apart teen numbers: words
• 5 Make teen numbers: addition sentences
• 6 Take apart teen numbers: addition sentences
• 7 Make and take apart teen numbers: addition sentences

II. Numbers and counting to 30

• 1 Count on ten frames - up to 30
• 2 Number lines - up to 30
• 3 Count forward - up to 30
• 4 Count blocks - up to 30
• 5 Count tens and ones - up to 30
• 6 Write tens and ones - up to 30

JJ. Counting by tens

• 1 Learn to skip-count by tens
• 2 Skip-count by tens
• 3 Count groups of ten

KK. Numbers and counting to 100

• 1 Count to 100
• 2 Counting on the hundred chart
• 3 Count forward - up to 100
• 4 Sequences - count by ones or tens
• 5 Count blocks - up to 100

LL. Patterns

• 1 Color patterns
• 2 Size patterns
• 3 Shape patterns
• 4 Find the next shape in a pattern
• 5 Complete a pattern
• 6 Growing patterns
• 7 Find the next shape in a growing pattern
• 8 Find the next row in a growing pattern

MM. Positions

• 1 Inside and outside
• 2 Above and below
• 3 Beside and next to
• 4 Left, middle, and right
• 5 Top, middle, and bottom
• 6 Location in a grid

NN. Same and different

• 1 Different
• 3 Same and different

OO. Two-dimensional shapes

• 2 Triangles
• 3 Rectangles
• 6 Select two-dimensional shapes
• 7 Name the two-dimensional shape
• 8 Sort circles
• 9 Sort two-dimensional shapes
• 10 Compose two-dimensional shapes

PP. Two-dimensional shape attributes

• 1 Curved parts
• 2 Count corners
• 3 Square corners
• 4 Count sides
• 5 Equal sides
• 6 Count sides and corners
• 7 Compare sides and corners
• • New! Compare shapes using attributes

QQ. Three-dimensional shapes

• 1 Flat and solid shapes
• 5 Cylinders
• 6 Select three-dimensional shapes
• 7 Name the three-dimensional shape
• 8 Identify shapes traced from solids

RR. Shapes in the real world

• 1 Three-dimensional shapes of everyday objects I
• 2 Three-dimensional shapes of everyday objects II
• 3 Three-dimensional shapes - above and below
• 4 Three-dimensional shapes - beside and next to

SS. Fractions of shapes

• 1 Equal parts
• 2 Identify halves

TT. Classifying and sorting

• 1 Classify shapes by color
• 2 Classify and sort by color
• 3 Classify and sort by shape
• 4 Classify and sort
• 5 Classify, sort, and count
• 6 Count shapes in a Venn diagram
• 7 Sort shapes into a Venn diagram

UU. Data and graphs

• 1 Which picture graph is correct?
• 2 Interpret picture graphs

VV. Measurement

• 1 Long and short
• 2 Tall and short
• 3 Wide and narrow
• 4 Light and heavy
• 5 Holds more or less
• 6 Compare size, weight, and capacity
• 7 Measure length with objects
• 8 Measure length with cubes
• 9 Build cube trains to measure length
• 10 Measure height with cubes
• 11 Build cube trains to measure height
• 1 Match analog clocks and times
• 2 Match analog and digital clocks
• 3 Read clocks and write times
• 1 Coin names - penny through quarter
• 2 Coin values - penny through quarter
• 3 Count money - pennies only
• 4 Count money - pennies and nickels
• 5 Count money - pennies through dimes
• 6 Compare two groups of coins - pennies through dimes

Back to School Counting Games for Kindergarten

Back to school means it’s time to start focusing on beginning math skills like counting. One of my best tips for helping new learners grasp this concept is to use simple and engaging games in my classroom. As littles are learning the ropes, fun games help keep them focused and excited to learn! If that sounds like something you could use a little more of in your life, come along to check out my favorite back-to-school counting games for kindergarten!

Counting Games Galore

Games are my favorite way to teach just about any subject. They’re fun for kiddos and don’t seem as intimidating as other teaching methods. After all, it never takes much convincing to get a 5 year old excited to play a new game!

If you know me, you probably already know how much I love to use games in the classroom, but have you ever wondered why? If so, let me break it down!

I teach kindergarten and enjoy focusing my attention on small group time to provide support and 1:1 instruction. To help support this teaching style, I believe in teaching children how to be independent with centers and games so that I can work with kiddos one on one more frequently.

Keeping this in mind, I always have a lot of games on my lesson plan. They’re a simple way to ensure that my students are getting the practice they need for mastering counting in a fun way. Plus, when taught strategically, they also help make sure I’m getting more one on one time with students. Win-win!

A key component of making this all work is being selective about which games to choose to help promote independence. Not sure where to start? I’ve gotcha covered!

My Favorite Counting Games

One thing I always keep in mind when it comes to selecting games is that independence is the main goal. At the beginning of the year, kiddos will obviously need more support, but as the year goes on I want them to be able to manage games on their own.

All of the counting games in my Back to School I Spy Counting Resource use a familiar format to help promote independence over time. The more children play these counting games, the more they’re able to complete them without teacher direction.

These games focus on numbers 1-10 and are perfect for small groups, centers, independent work, and even homework! We use them in multiple ways to help familiarize children with the layout.

Low-Prep Games are a MUST!

When it comes to my favorite counting games, or really any games for that matter, there’s another common theme. You’ll probably notice most of my favorite games are super low-prep. This is by no accident. As a busy kindergarten teacher, any opportunity I can find to save a few minutes of my time is worth it!

I always lean towards low-prep games, centers, and activities to help balance out my workload. We have lots to do and I don’t want the preparation of a fun counting game to hold me back from including it in my lesson plan. At the beginning of the school year, having some easy-prep activities is SUCH a lifesaver! Check out the video below to see these low-prep games in action!

My back to school counting games come in two options so you can adapt these for what works best for you! The color version is great for printing out and laminating. You can use these mats with dry-erase markers and fun, seasonal counters. The black and white version is ideal for a “print-and-go” activity.

Let’s take a closer look at these counting games and how we use them.

1. “I Spy Graphing” Counting Games

One of the skills we focus on in kindergarten is counting objects and showing how many there are with a graph. This naturally leads to learning how to analyze data, and is always a student favorite!

One of the counting games we use to practice these skills is “I Spy Graphing Mats”. To play, children will count the pictures on their page and color one square on the graph for each one. These worksheets have 3 different pictures on each one, and once students have filled in their graph, they can compare which one has the most.

There are two options for these games, one in color and one in black and white. The black and white version is perfect for center time. Provide your kiddos with crayons and allow them to color in the boxes as they count. I like to encourage my students to color each picture a different color to help them keep track of what they’ve counted.

The color version of these game boards is a fun activity for your small group sessions. I like to laminate them and have students use mini erasers to fill in the graph. This is a great warm-up activity to use with your group!

2. “I Spy Counting” Tally Games

This next game targets counting and making tally marks, an important early math skill! To play, students will look at a box of pictures and count them up.

As they count the objects, they will make tally marks to show how many there are of each picture and then write the number.

Each game board features 3 different pictures, so students will need to look closely and use visual discrimination skills to count accurately.

If you use the color version of the mats, I recommend laminating them and having your kiddos use dry-erase markers to complete this game.

The black and white option is perfect to use with crayons or markers.

This game is perfect for center time, small focused math groups, and even morning tubs!

3. Clip Cards Counting Center Activities

If your students are anything like mine, they could probably use a little extra practice with fine motor skills. For this reason, I love to include a fine motor activity in with our counting games.

It’s always a win-win in my book if we can target multiple skills such as counting and fine motor development!

The clip cards included in my “I Spy” counting games are perfect for targeting hand strength and fine motor skills in a fun way. Students will count how many they see of each object on the task card. Then, they clip a clothespin to the card to show the correct number.

I like to prep these ahead and store them in small photo boxes. They’re a great activity to pull out for morning tubs, independent workstations, and centers! In addition to using clothespins, you can also have students mark the correct number with a small eraser, manipulative, or a sticker. Multiple options make this a great go-to activity when you need just one more thing to fill your day.

Even More Back-to-School Counting Games

I’m fairly certain there can never be enough games in kindergarten. It’s truly my students’ favorite way to practice new skills we’ve learned and makes repetition effortless!

I always use this to my advantage by switching up the format of my lessons. As I mentioned above, we use the black and white versions of these games for a “print and go” activity during small groups and centers. The colorful options are great to practice over and over again during morning work time.

Beyond these options, I also love to incorporate digital activities, too! The Back to School Counting Games bundle adds to the fun with Boom Cards for counting numbers 1-10.

The Boom Card activities mirror the ones we’ve used in the paper format, making these fantastic for review.

My favorite way to use them is during center time. Simply assign the Boom decks to your students and they’re thrilled to “play” these counting games!

Speaking of extra practice, the bundle also comes with no-prep printables focused on counting numbers 1-10! Print these off to have on hand for fast finishers, or use them for simple homework assignments your students will love.

Counting Games for the Whole Year

My little learners need to practice counting all year long, so I made seasonal counting games for kindergarten to help keep my students engaged month after month. By simply swapping out the theme in the counting games, I’m able to introduce these activities as something new and exciting to students.

This always works in my favor since children already understand the layout of the games, but are excited to try the new activities that relate to whatever theme or holiday we’re learning about. Some of the fun themes we use after back-to-school time include:

No matter what season it is, you’ll be able to help your students master counting numbers 1-10 through fun hands-on counting games!

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Reading & Math for K-5

• Kindergarten
• Learning numbers
• Comparing numbers
• Place Value
• Roman numerals
• Subtraction
• Multiplication
• Order of operations
• Drills & practice
• Measurement
• Factoring & prime factors
• Proportions
• Shape & geometry
• Data & graphing
• Word problems
• Children's stories
• Leveled Stories
• Context clues
• Cause & effect
• Compare & contrast
• Fact vs. fiction
• Fact vs. opinion
• Main idea & details
• Story elements
• Conclusions & inferences

Sounds & phonics

Words & vocabulary, reading comprehension, early writing.

• Numbers & counting

Simple math

• Social skills

Other activities

• Dolch sight words
• Fry sight words
• Multiple meaning words
• Prefixes & suffixes
• Vocabulary cards
• Other parts of speech
• Punctuation
• Capitalization
• Narrative writing
• Opinion writing
• Informative writing
• Cursive alphabet
• Cursive letters
• Cursive letter joins
• Cursive words
• Cursive sentences
• Cursive passages
• Grammar & Writing

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Free early learning worksheets.

Use these worksheets to learn about  letters, sounds, words, numbers, colors, shapes and other early learning topics related to reading, writing and counting.

Identifying letters and writing the alphabet.

Using letters to make sounds and words.

Recognizing sight words and building vocabulary.

Short stories with comprehension exercises.

Sentences, capital letters, punctuation & writing prompts.

Identifying and drawing the basic shapes.

Recognizing basic colors.

Numbers and counting

Recognizing numbers, comparing numbers and counting.

Learning simple math concepts including addition and subtraction.

Plants, animals, weather, energy, the environment and more.

Social & emotional learning

Improving self-awareness, social skills and self-control.

Basic concepts such as "before/after", "above/below", etc.

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