Christmas Counting Numbers 1-5 Worksheet

Counting to five is the first real piece of number sense a child builds, and this Christmas Counting Numbers 1-5 Worksheet practises it with pictures a Kindergarten class already loves. Counting a small group and naming how many is the skill teachers call cardinality: the last number you say is the answer, not just the last thing you touched. Say the numbers in order, touch one picture for each number, and the total stops being a guess and becomes something a child can prove.

This kindergarten christmas counting worksheet is ready to print and hand out. Page one holds three picture rows — ornaments, presents and wreaths — each with a big printed box beside it for the numeral. Underneath, two rows of numbers run from 1 to 5 with two numerals left out of each row, so students finish the count in order. The pictures are large and evenly spaced, the boxes are generous, and the whole page uses one skill, so nothing competes for a five-year-old’s attention. An answer key is included on page two.

What’s Included

• 1 print-ready PDF worksheet
• Answer key
• 3 picture counting rows and 2 missing-number rows covering 1 to 5

Three reasons this Christmas Counting Numbers 1-5 Worksheet helps kids learn: first, the picture rows are counted left to right on an even spacing, which is exactly the one-to-one touching a young counter needs to practise. Second, writing the numeral in a box ties the spoken number to the written symbol, the bridge that makes later addition possible. Third, the missing-number rows rehearse counting order on its own, so a child who can count objects also learns what comes after three and before five.

Teachers and parents can stretch the page in a few easy directions. Count the pictures aloud together first, touching each one, before anyone picks up a pencil. Ask a child to build the same amount with buttons, blocks or real ornaments and compare. Cover the number rows and let a confident student write 1 to 5 from memory. Turn the sheet over and draw four of something for a partner to count. A quick morning circle where each child counts out five objects turns this worksheet into a whole-group warm-up.

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