Early Childhood 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Play this game to help froggie hop home...and teach the number line to your kindergartener while you're at it!

Help your child identify numbers with this fun preschool math art activity! Explore different textures and colors as he learns numbers.

Here's a fun math game you can use to practice counting, addition or subtraction with your child.

Help your child stay physically and mentally active with this group aerobic fitness game that's good for the heart and mind alike.

A plastic tray is the perfect tool to teach your little one how to count. Try out this activity, and your child will have her numbers down in no time.

Create a counting book, in order from 1-30, to help your child figure out a variety of ways of recognizing and representing numbers.

The Kindergarten Personal Record Book makes measurement fun & active! Kids record their vital statistics from head to toe using unusual tools like paper clips.

Here are some ideas for marshmallow math games you can play with your child to help teach him important concepts like estimation, area, and measurement.

This fun math game will help develop your child's counting skills and number recognition skills.