Counting Objects to 10 Worksheets for Kindergarten

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Grade KMathCounting & Number SenseCCSS K.CC.B.5CCSS K.CC.B.4

Skill: Counting up to 10 objects in a line, in rows, in a circle, or scattered

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Teaching tips and what to try next

Made for kindergartners who can say the numbers to 10 in order and are learning that each object gets exactly one count. Lining up a few buttons, then scattering them and counting again, shows that the total stays the same however the objects are arranged. Next, count larger groups in Count to 20 With Ten-Frames or write the numerals in Count and Trace Numbers 1-10.

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 neat row of objects is one skill, and counting a messy pile is another. Kindergartners need practice with both, because a scattered group gives no clue about where to start or stop. This kindergarten worksheet gives eight groups of dots to count, with 3 to 10 dots in each group.

The groups are arranged in four different ways: in a straight line, in two rows of five, around a circle, or scattered across the space. Children count the dots in each group and write the number in the box beside it. The circle groups are the trickiest, since there is no first dot, so children must remember where they began. Each of the ten versions mixes the counts and arrangements in a new way and has its own answer key.

How to use it: show your child how to touch each dot once while saying one number, and to say the last number again as the answer: "one, two, three, four, five... five dots!" For scattered groups, a small pencil mark on each dot after it is counted keeps a child from counting the same dot twice. For the circle, have your child put a finger on one dot and count until the finger comes back around.

The answer key shows every count. For bigger numbers in ten-frames, try our Count to 20 With Ten-Frames worksheet. To practice writing the numbers, try our Count and Trace Numbers 1-10 worksheet.