🔢 Maths

Counting to 10

Ages 3–5

You will learn

Count up to 10 objects by touching each one once, and know that the last number tells you how many.

Before you start

Saying the numbers 1 to 10 out loud (it is fine if you need help).

Quick answer

To count objects, touch each one once and say the next number: 1, 2, 3… The last number you say tells you how many there are.

Let’s learn

Counting tells us how many things there are.

How to count

  1. Point to the first thing and say 1.
  2. Move to the next thing and say the next number.
  3. Touch each thing only once.
  4. The last number you say is how many there are.

Example

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Point and say: 1, 2, 3, 4. There are 4 stars.

The numbers 1 to 10

1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10

Say them out loud, then try saying them again while you clap!

Check what you know

Choose an answer, then press Check. You can try again if you need to.

  1. 1 How many apples? 🍎🍎🍎
  2. 2 What number comes after 6?
  3. 3 How many fish? 🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟
  4. 4 What number comes just before 10?

Try this next

Count the stairs as you walk up them, or count the spoons when you set the table.