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Week 2: Counting 1-5

This week is all about counting to five with meaning. Count real things as often as you can: stairs, grapes, toy cars.

What your child is practicing

Counting objects one by one
Recognizing and writing the numbers 1 to 5
Comparing two groups

This week's worksheets

Printable counting worksheet with rows of apples and stars and three number choices to circle

Early Math
~8 min

Count and Circle

Count groups of one to five and circle the matching number.

Printable worksheet for tracing the numbers one through five next to matching groups of dots

Early Math
~10 min

Trace the Numbers 1-5

Count the dots, trace each number, then write it independently.

Printable worksheet showing five pairs of boxes with stars and apples for comparing which group has more

Early Math
~8 min

Which Has More?

Compare two groups and circle the one with more.

Printable worksheet where a child colors the number of apples, stars, circles and squares shown by each number

Early Math
~8 min

Count and Color

Read a number and color that many shapes.

Printable worksheet with rows of numbers where a child writes the missing number in each empty box

Early Math
~8 min

Missing Numbers

Fill in the missing number in each number line.

Printable worksheet with dice dots and ten frames to connect with the matching numbers

Early Math
~8 min

Match the Dots

Count the dots and draw a line to the matching number.

Try it off paper: Snack counting

Give your child a small pile of crackers and ask for exactly three, then five. Let them eat the "extras" to compare more and fewer.

Parent tip

Resist the urge to correct every miscount. Count together once and try again later.