Preschool Count to 5 worksheets

About this worksheet

Counting to five is a preschooler's first step from saying number words to understanding how many things are really there. A child can chant one, two, three, four, five perfectly and still skip an object, count one twice, or treat the last number as the name of the last object rather than the size of the whole group. These groups are small enough to point to one at a time. On the ready sheet the objects sit in a straight line, so a finger has an obvious path.

The practice sheet spreads them into rows and loose clusters, which is where double counting begins. The stretch sheet arranges them in a ring, where there is no first or last object and the child has to choose a starting point and remember it. After every group, ask the question that matters most: so how many are there altogether? Answers are numerals, so a child who cannot yet write can still show an accurate count.

What your child will learn

• Say number words in order from one to five
• Point to each object once while counting
• Use the last number said to name the total
• Keep track of a starting point in a ring of objects

Head Start ELOF standard: P-MATH 3, K.CC.B.4