Count the Items Then Write the Number

The ever popular ladybug serves as a excellent tool for developing the number sense of young mathematicians on this math activity. Presented with a series of colorful pictures, children practice counting and writing the numbers 1-10 as...

Developing a strong number sense in the primary grades is essential to the success of young mathematicians. These simple worksheets present learners with a series of ten-frames, asking them to write the number shown in each model....

Have fun while building the number sense of young mathematicians with this list of ten-frame learning games. From developing cardinality and counting skills to learning place value and basic addition strategies, ten-frames are excellent...

Beginning counters will get great practice with this quick activity. In partners or individually, learners turn over a number card onto their "Count On Two More" game board (included). Then, they count out the correct number of units...

Have your young gardeners practice their counting with a lemon tree that's missing its lemons and a flower that's missing its leaves. Included are the two plants and a set of 10 lemons, 10 leaves, and 10 numbers. See the materials tab...

Take stroll around the classroom while teaching young mathematicians to count fluently with this whole-group math activity. The teacher starts things off by walking around the room while counting up from the number one and continues...

Reinforce counting skills with a music video featuring the song, Counting Five Little Ducks. Five ducklings swim in their pond, hiding and seeking, as they count to five. 

In this video, Salty and Pierre, French inspectors, search for the number five. They look in a doghouse and encounter the number and the dog. This film could be used to kick off a lesson on numbers from zero to five.

Eight is great in this video. The Count sings a song about the number 8 and counts objects. He counts eight skates on a crate.

A real astronaut in a space ship counts down from 10. When he reaches 10, a rocket blasts off. This would be a wonderful way to practice counting down. It's motivating!