Here is a cute twist on the classic, "5 Little Monkeys." Students will sing 5 funky little monkeys jumping on the bed and then subtract 5-1=4 to determine how many monkeys are left.

It's warm-up time for your counters! Project this short learning exercise, covering up the explanation as learners try to solve the number sequence. They are given the beginning and ending numbers (four and 10), but have to complete the...

For this early childhood counting 4 worksheet, students count 4 giraffes shown on the worksheet and identify the appropriate number at the bottom of the page by coloring or circling it.

For this counting syllables worksheet, students look at, say and clap the name of 10 Christmas pictures. Students count each part and write the number of parts on the lines provided.

In this counting practice instructional activity, learners practice counting from 1 to 10 by using the colored ball chart. Students write the answers in the chart.

Give your young counters practice with skip counting and colors as they shade in number grids by 2s, 5s, and 10s. The three grids reach 50, and the first one is partially completed to give scholars an example. They follow directions by...

Four sequences are missing some numbers; can your scholars fill them in? These aviation-themed number sequences require skip counting and counting backward. Beside each pattern learners can reference a jumbled set of numbers inside a...

Can your first graders count by 1s? What about by 10s? Use this graphic learning exercise to help youngsters visualize place value and counting. They count how many sets of 1s or 10s they see, then they draw a given number of 1s or 10s....

What's the pattern? Learners skip count to complete 12 sequences, some of which increase and some of which decrease. As they solve each number pattern they count by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, and 100, getting some extra subtraction and addition...

Make addition visual in order to help beginners understand the concept. They add up beads on a string, examining an example before trying it on their own. Learners fill in addends and sums for these, and sometimes both....

Teach number value to 20 through sets of objects. Young pupils use the number given for each of the four sets to determine how many should be colored in. How many are left? There is an addition box that has been left blank so scholars...

After you've introduced even and odd numbers give pupils this exercise for some independent practice. A brief introduction gives them the definition of even and odd by listing the ending numbers for both types. Be sure to reinforce the...

Practice counting and patterns in one fun activity! After discussing the word cent and what it means, kids count the number of body parts on the centimeter and add two legs to each. They then determine if there is a faster way to...

Help kids visualize subtraction by assigning these sets of objects for them to subtract. They examine an example before completing the seven equations on their own. For each, learners cross out the subtrahend value and count the...

Represent multiplication as sets of items for beginners to this concept. They look at six familiar object sets and determine the total number of legs by counting the sets. There is some scaffolding here, as the first is done for them and...

Explore number attributes and skip counting through patterns! Scholars find the pattern in each of these sequences and continue it by writing in the remaining values. They count consistently by various intervals, sometimes forwards and...

Roll the dice! These addition number sentences are for beginning mathematicians, and each addend is displayed on a die. Learners add up two or three single-digit addends to find eight sums in the first half of this worksheet. Next, they...

Practice place value by visualizing 10s and 1s. First graders count the cubes in each place, then write the total number at the bottom. In one particularly helpful section, they draw the cubes that will add up to a given number. Bring in...

Use this number comparison and counting worksheet as an overhead projection for the whole class, because the answer is explained on the bottom half of the sheet. Cover the answer and reveal it once learners have tried it themselves. They...

Find the pattern! Eighteen number sequences challenge scholars to identify and complete the pattern, adding at least four digits to the given numbers. All the sequences here involve skip counting by various single-digit numbers,...

How many apples is less than five? Each of these problems has two images, one with quantifiable details and one without (i.e. a tree with apples and an empty tree). Answers will vary as young counters draw objects onto the second image...

How many letters? Budding counters determine and record the number of letters in five messages trailing behind planes. The write down both the numeral and the word form; the highest number here is 19. Next, pupils fill in two blank...

Tally Marks are a wonderful way to keep track of data, and to foster counting for your young mathematicians. This resource has learners identify the correct number of tally marks for a given number. The numbers used are: 13, 15, 17, and...

For beginners to addition, sets of objects are the ideal way to make this concept understandable. For each of these sets they ring 10 and count the remaining. Then, scholars fill in the addends as 10 and the remaining number. The sums...