This number matching puzzle activity has preschool, kindergarten, and 1st grade children count ten-frame pictures and match them to numbers 1 to 10. An answer key is included for quick checking.
A printable dominoes activity for preschool to 3rd grade: 28 domino cards, two counting and addition games, a recording sheet and a practice page. Answer key included for quick checking.
Using Counting Groups of 10 Activity, students use the ten frames to count by ten all the way to 120 to build number sense.
This subtracting 10 using a number line activity helps 1st and 2nd grade students take away tens by hopping back on a number line. An answer key is included for easy checking.
Kids put color-coded number strips and tens cards in order with this I Can Count to 100 activity for kindergarten to 2nd grade. A practice page and answer key are included for quick checking.
Using More Fewer Activity, studentscompare sets of more and less and feed your hippo to build their number sense skills.
This numbers activity has PreK-1st grade students count farm animals on ten-frame clip cards and clip the matching number. Answer key included for hands-on counting practice from 1 to 10.
This ordinal numbers racecar activity is a spin-and-park race game for kindergarten to 3rd grade that practices first through eighth. A practice page and answer key are included.
This number matching activity helps preschool to 1st grade children count ten-frame pictures and match them to the numbers 1 to 10. A practice page and answer key are included.
This candy hearts skip counting activity has 1st to 3rd grade students put heart number cards in order by 2s, 5s and 10s, then practice on a worksheet. Answer key included for easy checking.
This rainy day skip counting activity has 1st and 2nd grade students put umbrella number cards in order by 2s, 5s and 10s, then practice on a worksheet. Answer key included for quick checking.
Using this Counting Dice Activity, students practice counting to 100 by rolling a die to move to the finish line!
This counting on to 120 activity has kids pick a lily pad card, count on five more on a 120 chart and write the numbers. For kindergarten-1st grade with an answer key included.
In this roll a turkey thanksgiving activity, Preschool to 1st Grade children roll a die, count the dots and color the matching turkey part to win. Answer key included.
Count and match gumball jars in this gumball jar counting activity for PreK to 1st grade. Children match jars of 1 to 15 gumballs to numbers, then practice on a worksheet. Answer key included.
Using this Take Me Out to the Ballgame Inequalities Activity, students compare two sets of dots by using inequality symbols to build comparison skills.
This one to one correspondence counting numbers activity has Kindergarten and 1st Grade children count buses and match numerals, number words and tally marks from 1 to 10. Answer key included.
This counting leaves number sequence activity lets kindergarten and 1st grade kids find missing numbers to 100 with fall leaf cards. Answer key included.
Sort and order apple number cards to skip count by 5s, 10s and 100s with this hands-on math game for 1st to 3rd grade, plus a recording sheet and practice page. An answer key is included.
Count it, show it, know it!
Numbers are where every math journey starts. Little learners count objects one by one, recognize numerals, and learn that the last number they say tells how many. They learn to see small groups at a glance, which teachers call subitizing. Soon they compare and order numbers, count by 2s, 5s and 10s, and learn ordinal words like first and third. In 1st and 2nd grade, numbers grow to 100 and 1,000, built from tens and ones: 47 = 4 tens + 7 ones. The click comes when kids realize every number is made of smaller pieces.
Strong number sense comes from seeing, counting and building numbers lots of different ways.
Flash a dot card for two seconds and have kids call out how many. No counting allowed! Seeing quantities at a glance builds the number sense that makes adding easier later.
Why it works: a big review of study methods ranked quick self-quizzing among the most powerful ways to remember (Dunlosky and colleagues, 2013).
Try it withSubitize 1 to 10 Flash CardsFlash CardsOpen it →Pick a number of the day and have kids show it with fingers, cubes, tally marks and a drawing. Seeing one number in many forms helps kids understand what it really means.
Why it works: the U.S. Department of Education's guide for teaching elementary math recommends moving from hands-on objects to drawings to numbers.
Try it withSame Number Picture Representations WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Hand out number cards and have kids line themselves up from least to greatest without talking. It's silly, quick and teaches ordering better than a worksheet.
Why it works: playful practice with a clear goal keeps kids practicing longer, and simple learning games have been shown to build real skills (Ramani and Siegler, 2008).
Try it withOrdering Numbers WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Number play is everywhere. These are a few of our classroom favorites.
WorksheetsCount toys and match them to the right number. Great for little hands.
Open Toy Counting 1-5 Worksheet →
GamesRace to name the value of each digit and climb the leaderboard.
Open Determining Place Value Game →
WorksheetsLine up stuffed animals and label them first, second, third and so on.
Open Labeling Ordinal Numbers Worksheet →Teacher favorites right now: Number Matching Puzzle Activity, Printable Dominoes and Counting Groups of 10 Activity.
By the end of kindergarten, most kids count to 100 by ones and tens, write numbers to 20, count objects to tell how many, and compare groups to see which has more or less.
Subitizing is seeing how many are in a small group without counting, like knowing a die shows five at a glance. It's an important early math skill that helps with adding and subtracting.
Count everything! Count stairs, snacks and cars. Point out numbers on signs and clocks. Short, everyday counting builds number sense better than long practice sessions.
Most kids learn to count to 100 by the end of kindergarten. In 1st grade they count and write numbers to 120, and in 2nd grade they work with numbers to 1,000.
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