Sample page · Pre-K 3 · Pre-K 4 · Kindergarten

Counting & Number Sense

Counting things, matching numerals, and knowing how many without starting over.

My child can say the numbers but can’t tell me how many.

Saying numbers in order and knowing how many are two different skills, and the second one shows up later. If your child counts five blocks and then starts over when you ask how many, that’s normal. These pages work on the second one.

What each age is working on

The codes beside each line are the state’s own labels: Texas writes Prekindergarten Guidelines for Pre-K, and TEKS from Kindergarten up.

Pre-K 3

Counts out loud to 10. Counts 5 things one at a time and knows the last number is the answer. Sees 3 without counting.PK3 V.A.1–A.5

Pre-K 4

Counts out loud to 30. Same work with 10 things, sees 6 at a glance, and starts breaking numbers apart and putting them back.PK4 V.A.1–A.7

Kindergarten

Counts up and back to 20, reads and writes the numerals, and knows the answer doesn’t change if you scatter the objects.K.2A–K.2D

Pre-K 3

5 activity pages

Count and Circle Count the group. Circle how many. PK3.V.A.2 · PK3.V.A.3 · PK3.V.A.5

See all 5 pages in the Pre-K 3 book (opens Teachers Pay Teachers in a new tab)

Pre-K 4

5 activity pages

Count and Circle Count the group. Circle how many. PK4.V.A.2 · PK4.V.A.3 · PK4.V.A.5

See all 5 pages in the Pre-K 4 book (opens Teachers Pay Teachers in a new tab)

Kindergarten

10 activity pages

Count and Circle Count the group. Circle how many. K.2B · K.2C

See all 10 pages in the Kindergarten book (opens Teachers Pay Teachers in a new tab)