Kindergarten · Math · Unit 1 of 8
Count to 10
Count things up to 10
What your child practises
Counting objects one at a time, matching numbers to amounts, counting on and back, putting numbers in order, and knowing that nothing is zero.
Nunavut Curriculum approved guide: Alberta Mathematics K–9 (2007), Number · relating numerals 1 to 10 to quantities, and counting to find how many
How we explain it
Children can open this short lesson before they practise.
- Touch each thing once as you count.
- Say one number for each thing.
- The last number you say is how many.
Example: How many balloons? 🎈🎈🎈🎈 Touch and count: 1, 2, 3, 4. The last number is 4. Answer: 4
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
How many 🐥?
🐥🐥🐥🐥- 4
- 2
- 6
4
Hint: Touch each one as you count. The last number you say is how many!
Question 2
What number comes next?
3, 4, 5,
- 4
- 5
- 6
6
Hint: Say it out loud: 3, 4, 5… What do you say next?
Question 3
How many 🍪?
🍓🍪🍪🍓🍪🍪🍓- 2
- 5
- 4
4
Hint: Only count the cookies. Skip the strawberries!
Question 4
Which group has 5?
5- ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- ⭐⭐⭐
- ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Hint: Count each group. Which one has 5?
Question 5
How many dots?
- 5
- 1
- 3
3
Hint: Point to each dot as you count.
Question 6
How many 🐸?
🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸- 5
- 9
- 7
7
Hint: Touch each one as you count. The last number you say is how many!