Curated OER
Counting Forward or Back
What comes next? Young counters follow the stone path to each house, filling in numbers in a sequence as they go. Some of these move forward and some backward, but all progress by ones. Learners start with given numbers and then follow...
Curated OER
Valentine Candy Count
Here is an imaginative take on a classic lesson! Young scholars discover what color Valentine Candy is found more often than any other in a standard bag of Valentine Conversation Hearts. They observe, predict, sort, and classify the data...
Curated OER
How Many Ducks in the Pond?
Kindergarten counters will be delighted to doddle with the ducks pictured on a two-page illustrated worksheet. The six story problems and two equations ask learners to add and subtract as the ducklings dabble in the pond. An answer...
Curated OER
Jump on Tens
Give the actors in your class a chance to shine as they act out skip-counting. In their roles, they take turns shouting out different number patterns and jumping when reaching the given goals set for each number family. A fun and...
Illustrative Mathematics
Many Ways to Do Addition
A great aspect of teaching math is that children have the freedom to solve problems using a variety of different strategies. The focus of this lesson is for young mathematicians to become aware of many ways of answering addition...
Illustrative Mathematics
“Crossing the Decade” Concentration
Young mathematicians concentrate on learning to fluently count. Following the rules of the classic game Memory, children take turns flipping over cards in order to find pairs of numbers that cross a decade (e.g. 29 and 30). For younger...
Illustrative Mathematics
Teen Go Fish
Kindergartners play the classic game Go Fish as they practice identifying numbers in the teens. A fun and engaging activity that develops number recognition skills in young learners. As added support, provide cards that include both the...
Homeschool Creations
Skip Counting
Young mathematicians hop, skip, and jump their way to a deeper number sense with the help of these printable handouts.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Curious George Learns to Count
The magic number is 100. A collection of fun activities, this guide provides educators with ideas for young mathematicians to practice counting to 100.
Illustrative Mathematics
The Napping House
How many people and animals can cram into a single bed? Find out with this cross-curricular math and language arts lesson. Following along with a reading of the children's book The Napping House by Audrey Wood, young mathematicians add...
Curated OER
Count in Steps of 1
In this counting by 1 worksheet, students complete number sequences, counting by one's in each, 5 total. An answer key and reference website are given.
Curated OER
Addition Practice
Give your mathematicians a leg up on simple addition using this worksheet with visual aids. Similar to counting cubes, each single-digit addend is accompanied by a corresponding number of colored squares. The two colors are joined where...
Curated OER
Ten by Ten
Learners participate in hands-on activities using a hundreds chart and counting toes and fingers. They discover the patterns that are created when counting by ten. After a lecture/demo, students practice by using a worksheet embedded in...
Curated OER
Numbers and Number Parts to 20
The class uses pictures of Nick's sticker sets to count and add the number groups of stickers in each set. The image of Nick's sticker sets would also be a good way to represent part/whole for setting up rational for fractions.
Curated OER
Mystery Jars
This is a twist on the old "guess how many jellybeans" game. Using estimation and math skills, learners participate in a fun "mystery jars" activity, trying to make educated guesses at how many objects are in two jars. The basic activity...
Oregon Department of Education
Building Number Sense
It's never too early to begin a child's math education. This collection of fun hands-on activities engage youngsters in building their number sense as they learn how to count objects, identify numerals, compare amounts, and much more.
Curriculum Corner
Valentine's Math and Literacy Centers
Look no further for a Valentine's Day-themed packet intended for math and literacy centers. Learners practice writing, reading, and representing numbers in a variety of ways, including skip counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s to 100. The pink...
Resources for Educators
Math & Science Connection
Whether you're using a collection of Dr. Seuss books to teach basic math skills like counting, adding, and subtracting, or exploring the different states of matter by melting a crayon with a hairdryer, a series of 11 fun activities...
Kid Zone
Groundhog's Day Graphing
This Groundhog's Day, challenge scholars to predict, estimate, tally, and graph in a weather-themed lesson in which class members play the role of the groundhog to forecast the weather come February second.
Curated OER
Color, Count and Think
In this math worksheet, students practice counting and following directions to color a specified number of boxes the color indicated. Example: Color 3 boxes orange and 2 boxes blue. There are 24 problems with ten boxes in each.
Curated OER
Count the Autumn Leaves
In this autumn math worksheet, students analyze a large picture of a tree that is dropping leaves. Students count the total leaves in the picture.
Curated OER
Counting on Coins
Learners count coins. In this currency and mathematics instructional activity, students use skip counting to figure the value of a group of coins. Learners use plastic replica coins and real coins.
Curated OER
How Many?
For this counting worksheet, students count the number of objects in groups and write the total numbers. Students count five groups of objects.
Growing Minds
Potato Exploration: Projects All About Potatoes!
How many potatoes tall are you? Unearth this rich resource! A reading of John Coy’s Two Old Potatoes begins a cross-curricular exploration of potatoes. Class members read, write, weigh, measure, and experiment with potatoes. Additional...