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Counting Worksheets for Preschool

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Count to 5, then to 10, with big, well spaced pictures: circle, glue, match and color, plus five and ten frame mats for real counters.

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Counting to 5 worksheets

Counting to 10 worksheets

Five frame and ten frame counting mats

Print at 100% (actual size) for the cleanest tracing lines.

About these counting worksheets

These counting worksheets for preschool start with groups of 1 to 5 and move on to counting to 10. Every picture is big and set in neat rows of five, so a three or four year old can touch each one and keep track.

There are four kinds of page at each level. Count and circle asks which number tells how many. Count and glue is the same page with numbers to cut out and glue in place, and count and match asks for a line from each group to its number. Count and color turns it around: read the number, then color that many.

The five frame and ten frame mats are for real counters like buttons, blocks or cereal. Every page prints in black and white on US Letter or A4, and pages with right answers have a key on page 2.

Standards

  • ELOF P-MATH 1Child knows number names and the count sequence.
  • ELOF P-MATH 2Child recognizes the number of objects in a small set.
  • ELOF P-MATH 3Child understands the relationship between numbers and quantities.

How to use them

  1. Begin with the five frame mat and real objects. Put one counter in each box as you count, then point to the number you made.
  2. Do Count and Circle 1–5 next. Have your child touch each picture while saying one number for it.
  3. Count and Glue 1–5 uses the same groups as Count and Circle 1–5. Choose it for children who are ready to use scissors, and the circle page for those who are not.
  4. Move to the 6–10 pages when counting to 5 is easy. The pictures sit in a row of five with the rest underneath, so 7 looks like 5 and 2 more.
  5. Use the counting mats again and again: slip them into a sheet protector and change the number each day.

Teaching tips

  • One number for each object is the big idea at this age. If your child counts faster than they touch, slow down together and touch each picture once.
  • The last number tells how many. After counting, ask “How many?” and listen for the last number again, not a recount.
  • Rows of five help children see amounts without counting every one, a skill that grows from small sets of 1 to 3.
  • For a child who is not ready to cut, keep the circle and match pages. For a child who finds 1–5 easy, the 6–10 pages ask for the same thing with more.

Questions teachers and parents ask

How high should a preschooler be able to count?

Most children count to 10 out loud by the end of preschool, and many go further. Counting a group of objects correctly is harder; counting up to 5 objects, then up to 10, is a good goal for pre-K.

Which page has the no-cut version?

Count and Circle uses the same groups as Count and Glue, so a child who is not using scissors yet does the same counting by circling the number.

Is there an answer key?

Yes. The circle, glue and match pages have an answer key on page 2. The color pages and counting mats have no single right answer.