Printable counting worksheets
Pick the activity and how far the child will count. The page builds a new sheet with every tap, with outline pictures and an answer key.
Preview of the printable sheet: Counting worksheets
In the print window, set the paper to A4 or Letter and the scale to 100%.
- A4 or Letter paper
- Pencil and eraser
- Colored pencils for the pictures
How do I make printable counting worksheets?
This page builds counting worksheets for preschool and the first school grades. You pick the activity, count and write, draw the amount, match the group to the number or compare more and fewer, and the limit, up to 5, 10 or 20. Every tap makes a new sheet, with outline pictures to color and an answer key.
How to use it
- Pick the activity: count, draw, match or more and fewer.
- Pick the limit: up to 5, up to 10 or up to 20.
- Tap Make a new sheet until you find one you like.
- Tick the answer option if you also want to print the answer key.
- Tap Print the sheet. In the print window, keep the scale at 100% (or choose Fit to page on Letter paper).
The four activities
- Count: each box has a group of pictures. The child counts them and writes the number in the small square.
- Draw: the box shows a number. The child draws that many dots, tally marks or anything they like.
- Match: the groups are in the left column and the numbers in the right one, out of order. The child draws a line from each group to its number.
- More and fewer: each row has two boxes with the same picture. In the first half of the sheet the child circles the box with more. In the second half, the box with fewer.
How the pictures are arranged
- Up to 5: the pictures look like the faces of a die. You can tell the amount at a glance.
- Up to 10: the pictures sit in rows of five. A full row helps the child count on from five.
- Up to 20: the pictures are scattered around the box and never touch. The child has to count them one by one.
- The pictures are simple outlines: star, heart, ball, apple, flower, fish, balloon, moon, sun and house. After counting, they can be colored.
Ideas for counting
- Ask the child to cross out or color each picture already counted. That way none gets counted twice.
- Before the sheet, count real things: bottle caps, pencils, buttons.
- In the drawing activity, let the child choose what to draw. What matters is the amount.
- In more and fewer, also ask how many more pictures one box has than the other.
Frequently asked questions
Does the sheet come with answers?
It does if you want. Tick the answer option and the page prints a second sheet with the numbers, the matching lines or the right boxes marked.
Do the sheets repeat?
Each sheet is built from a drawn number, shown at the bottom of the page. A new tap draws another number and changes the amounts, the pictures and the order.
Why are the pictures only outlines?
To save ink and print well in black and white. The child can color the pictures after counting.
What changes between up to 5, up to 10 and up to 20?
The largest number on the sheet and the way the pictures are arranged. Up to 5 they look like the faces of a die, up to 10 they sit in rows of five and up to 20 they are scattered.
Can I use them in class?
Yes. The sheets are free to print and use at home or at school.
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