Preschool Count to 10 worksheets

About this worksheet

Counting past five asks a young child to hold a longer number sequence in mind while keeping track of more objects, and the difficulty is rarely the word ten. Children lose their place, jump an object, or return to one they have already counted. The three sheets change how much the arrangement helps. Rows come first because a row counts itself: start at the left, move right, stop at the end. The middle sheet uses two even rows, so the child counts one row and then carries on into the next.

Scattered groups come last, and this is where a child benefits from sliding a finger along a path, or lightly marking each one as it is counted. Listen for the one-to-one rhythm of one number word for one picture. If a second count of the same group gives a different total, that is the skill to practice, not a mistake to correct quickly.

What your child will learn

• Count a group of as many as ten objects
• Match one number word to one object
• Carry on counting from one row into the next
• Plan a path through a scattered group

Head Start ELOF standard: P-MATH 3, K.CC.B.5