Early Childhood Numbers and Counting Activities

Take math off the page and into the real world. This simple game gives kindergarten kids hands-on practice with basic addition.

Celebrate Chinese New Year by teaching your child how to use chopsticks! She'll build her math and fine motor skills as she does this activity.

Halloween is approaching, so why not create some ghost flash cards that will help your child learn their numbers the spooky way?

Check out this interactive number line. It's a great way to strengthen your preschoolers understanding of basic numbers and the numerals that represent them.

Use old coffee cans and socks to make a beanbag toss game for kids in preschool and kindergarten. This activity is great for math and coordination.

Celebrate the 100th day of school by creating a geometric, math-inspired mural in the style of Henri Matisse in this creative kindergarten grade art activity.

Play Number Dash with your preschooler and help him learn to identify numbers, write numbers and learn about organized play.

Practice counting to100 independently with this American flag craft project! 

Try this new twist to the traditional memory game to help your learner match number symbols to the correct quantity while sharpening their memory skills!

Boost your preschooler's math and verbal skills by having her participate in simple, fun activities that teach her how to sort, count, and categorize objects.

Send your child on a hunt throughout the house for numbers to help develop her number recognition and ordering skills.

Play this hidden number game with your preschooler that will give her a leg up in learning numbers.

Use this fun spin-off of Bingo to help your child practice number recognition and listening skills!

You kid can count from one to ten, no problem. They can even do it backward. Work on their addition and subtraction skills with this fun fruit picking activity.

Master reading numbers aloud with your first grader in this math card game.

Play this game that lets you create your own silly monster drawing and helps your child practice her counting skills!

This Play-Doh counting game will improve your little one's math skills and the hanging Christmas trees will make great decoration.

This do-it-anywhere guessing game helps reinforce number concepts. And it's a blast to play.

Strengthen your child's number recognition skills with this fun game using an old, empty egg carton!

If your preschooler needs counting practice, try this pared-down game. Kids count clips in each cup and find the playing card to match.

Your child will enjoy getting math practice as they use bugs in addition and subtraction problems.

Want to help your kid with math? Get out the grab bag! This game is a great way to practice the tricky business of associating numbers with sets of objects.

Let your child lend a helping hand while decorating the Christmas tree this year! This festive activity doubles as a lesson focusing on the number five.

This very physical game gets math off the page and into the real world-- and it works on number sense and estimation, key skills for kindergarten readiness.

Does your child love toy cars? Here’s a terrific way for them to play with their toy cars and practice number recognition skills at the same time.

Your preschooler or kindergartener will count their way to Valentine's Day while designing an imaginative and artistic set of counting cards!

Bring some winter fun into your home while your child practices her number matching skills with this adorable snowman math game.

Here's a math game for your preschooler or kindergartener that'll make number recognition as easy as a pizza pie!

Familiarize your preschooler with the concept of numbers one through five and counting with this hands-on activity.

In this fun snack-time activity, kids boost counting, sorting, and color recognition skills as they make a delicious and nutritious snack.