At first glance, counting seems like a pretty straightforward skill… 1, 2, 3, 4, 5…. But, wait is that rote counting or one to one correspondence? What about subitizing? Place value?

No worries! Whatever stage of counting your kids are at, we’ve got you covered! Plus, we have counting activities in multiple hands-on formats, so your kids can explore counting in many different ways throughout the year.

Counting Skills

  • a pink background with white text [1 to 1 correspondence]
  • a orange sign with white text [comparing numbers]
  • a yellow sign with white text [even and odd]
  • a green sign with white text [expanded form]
  • a green sign with white text [missing numbers]
  • a blue sign with white text [place value]
  • a purple sign with white text [skip counting]
  • a purple sign with white text [ten frames]

Search Counting Activities by Format

  • pink square with white words [counting cards]
  • orange square with white words [counting grids]
  • yellow square with white words [dice games]
  • green square with white words [number lines]
  • blue square with white text [number mats]
  • purple square with white words [worksheets]

Our Top Counting Activities

Number mats for counting DUPLO blocks

Number Mats for DUPLO Blocks

Counting is so much fun with these number mats for DUPLO.

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bottle cap games for kids with a collage of photos of bottle cap games

Bottle Cap Math Games

Check the recycling bin to create these fun math games!

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tree number counting play dough mat for preschool with ten frame

Play Dough Number Mats

All the skills in one easy, little package! No wonder these are the #1 counting activity on Life Over C’s!

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Number tracing worksheets and number writing worksheets for the number 1.

Number 1 Worksheets

The first in our huge number worksheets series. Grab these worksheets now and then grab numbers 2-20!

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