Count and Color Objects to 20 Worksheets for Kindergarten

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Grade KMathCounting & Number SenseCCSS K.CC.B.5

Skill: Counting out a given number of objects from a larger group, up to 20

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Suits kindergartners who can already count a drawn group, as in Count to 20 With Ten-Frames, and are ready to produce a number on demand. Watch for children who keep coloring past the target because the counting rhythm carries them along; a pencil dot on the last circle before they start can help. Writing the teen numbers comes next in Count and Trace Numbers 11-20.

10 versions, each with its own answer key

Same skill and layout, a fresh set of problems in every version, so children can keep practicing without repeating a page. Problems are not repeated between versions unless a skill has only a small number of possible problems (for example, the addition facts within 10).

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About this worksheet

Counting a group that is already there is one skill. Counting out a number, such as "give me 7 crayons," is a different one, because a child has to remember the target number and stop at exactly the right moment. Kindergartners are expected to count out up to 20 objects when given a number, and this kindergarten worksheet practices that stopping point.

The page has two parts. In Part A, six rows each show a number from 1 to 10 next to a row of ten circles, split into two groups of five. Children color exactly that many circles. In Part B, four rows show a teen number from 11 to 20 next to two rows of ten circles, so children color one full row of ten and then some more. The numbers in each part are all different. Each of the ten versions has new numbers and its own answer key, which shows the colored circles in red.

How to use it: before coloring, have your child read the number aloud and hold it in mind. Ask them to touch each circle and say one number as they color it, and to stop and check when they reach the number in the box. The gap after five circles helps: 7 is a full group of five and 2 more. For Part B, talk about how 14 is a full ten and 4 more ones. Counters or small blocks make a good warm-up.

The answer key shows every row colored in. For counting groups that are already drawn, try our Count to 20 With Ten-Frames worksheet. For smaller groups, try our Counting Objects to 10 worksheet.