Early Childhood Numbers and Counting Lesson Plans

More or less? In this hands-on lesson, your students hone important fine motor skills and learn how to compare quantities.

Use your students' fascination with sharks to create a math feeding frenzy! Students will match numerals to quantity using "shark teeth" in this sensory rich math lesson.

In Full Bloom is an exciting math activity that will get your students out of the classroom and into nature. They will be practicing their math skills while enjoying the great outdoors!

In this fun counting-focused lesson plan, your students will practice their one-to-one correspondence skills as they learn a fun song!

Use this ocean-inspired lesson plan to practice using one-to-one correspondence with your students. This can be used as a stand-alone lesson or support lesson for the Matching Numbers lesson plan.

In this counting lesson plan, your students will practice using numbers 11 to 20 while learning about comparison.

Buzz, buzz! Can you count the five busy little bees? In this bee-themed lesson on counting and number recognition, students will use bees to learn how to count the numbers one through five.

In this musical lesson plan, students will learn how to use counting aides when extending the number sequence to 100! Can be used as a stand-alone or support lesson plan for the Musical Numbers lesson.

Help your students get ahead with this sweet lesson that gives them a strong base for understanding simple addition. Using cookies as manipulatives helps ease your students into math in a fun way.

Prepare students for more complex math skills and build their current math skills with this hands-on lesson.

In this lesson, each student will create a unique insect graph! Discuss how many insects are on each line and which lines have the most, least, or equal amounts.

In this fun lesson, your class will love learning how to count on using hilarious read alouds as their guide!

In this review focused math lesson, students will get a chance to practice and share their knowledge of patterns and numbers!

Cakes, candles, and concepts! Celebrate one-to-one correspondence with this number and quantity party.

Give your students a head start in math with this lesson that teaches them how to add single-digit numbers together using manipulatives.

Countdowns are a big part of the holiday season. Help students practice their counting down skills and get in the Christmas spirit with this fun math lesson!

Use this introductory lesson on comparison to provide students with practice identifying groups of more and less.

Fishy numbers! This lesson will have your students counting to one hundred in multiples of 10 in no time flat! Your students will love using flash cards to practice.

Help your students learn about keeping track of numbers using one-to-one correspondance in this fun lesson!