Counting Teacher Resources

Young scholars practice skip counting strategies, estimation, and higher number addition. They estimate the number of seeds in bell pepper, and count seeds in groups of tens and ones after the teacher removes seeds from the pepper.

Mr. Mouse instructs kids to fill in the blanks by counting 10's. They skip count by 10s to finish each of the 6 number lines. Learners will count by 10 beginning at 70, 100, 90, 50, 140, and 260.

Before you can add, you need to know how to count. Practice counting with your kinder class. Each slide shows bundles of sticks, after they count the bundles, progress the slide to revile the correct answer. This is a great way to...

Practice counting to 3 and 4 with this Halloween-themed activity. You class will count and color different characters, then graph them in the provided chart. Note: An answer key is included.

How many moons? Mathematicians count the moons to determine how many they would have if there were two more. Then, they record the number if there were three more. They complete two more similar problems. These are  great for kids...

Counting objects up to 16 can be cute and fun. Kids count objects as they appear on the screen, bouncing apples, racing cars, and pop up puppies make this a charming addition to your early learning math tool chest. 

Wow, that's a lot of stars! Learners count 101 stars from an array of five rows. This resource would work best projected since the explanation is on it. Also, if you do this as a whole-class problem, you can have pupils share strategies...

Students count collections of coins and one-dollar bills. They solve problems and learn to use the dollar sign ($) with the decimal point to represent money amounts. This lesson is important as a foundation for future math concepts in...

Young math learners count and circle a group of 10 dots. They count on the extras, and write the corresponding number between 11 and 20 in a box. Nine practice problems in all. 

Young counters practice their skills in these two visual problems. First, they examine a number sequence beginning at 10 with a few filled in. They must count by 10s to fill in the rest of the pattern. Next, learners count the bubbles...

In this counting worksheet, learners fill in the spaces on the worksheet by counting by ten. There are 6 number patterns to complete, and each has 5 blanks to fill in. The answers are on the last page.

Ahhh! Sixteen terrible ghosts in need of a number! Kids will enjoy this Halloween themed skip count worksheet. They'll count up by 10s writing the each number inside each ghost, numbers range from 10 to 160.

Only 1, 2, or 3 of 15 boxes are completed in each of 5 vertical number tracks. Your pupils' challenge is to fill in the rest in sequence. Will require counting backwards; modify with number lines.

Young mathematicians practice counting by twos in this mathematics presentation. They are shown pictures above red boxes. First they say a number, and then a number is revealed inside the box. Great for young elementary learners who are...

How many fish are in Mills Pond? Learners examine an image with 17 fish. There are four types of fish, each of which is displayed on a data chart. Focus on collecting data and counting as scholars record the number of each type in its...

How many ducks? Counters practice representing images with numbers. Because answers are written in, consider projecting it for a whole-class warm-up or skills practice. Learners examine a set of eight ducks, writing the numerical form....

How high can you count? Practice counting to 30 with this quick video clip. As music plays a man counts to 30, the number appears on the screen, reinforcing number recognition and sequencing skills.

Do this as a whole-class activity by projecting this simple counting worksheet. Learners count a set of 14 leaves, recording the total number.  Then, they examine four sets of bees and indicate which one shows 11. This can be done...

In this recognizing shapes worksheet, students examine 6 different pictures and count the number of squares, circles and stars they find. Students write down the total number of each shape they find on spaces provided.

For Valentine's Day math review, primary learners count the hearts (in groups of 10) on each of 7 lines of a worksheet. Skip count by 10s and write the number of hearts (range: 10-50) in a space on the right hand column of the page. 

Learners connect quantity with numbers from 1 to 20 in this 2-part exercise. First they count the number of circles in a row and write the appropriate numeral from 1 to 10. In the second part, they count objects from 11-20. To extend:...

Review math concepts using this resource. Learners count the number of trees there would be if everyone planted one. In order to complete this activity, learners fill in the names of their classmates and add up the number of trees. This...

Get your geometers familiar with shapes as they circle, color, shade, and count sets of rectangles, triangles, circles, squares, and trapezoids. For each of the 10 sets, they examine six figures and follow instructions to mark the...

Learners look at an image created out of various shapes. They find and count the number of rectangles, circles, and triangles in the image. Then they add each number for a total number of shapes.