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Counting On Activities and Printables

By thisreadingmama 10 Comments

Many kids do not realize that counting can start at any number; it doesn’t always have to start at one (1). Once kids can count and begin to recognize the dice dot patterns and the finger patterns on hands without needing to count, counting on with these is a great skill to try.

That’s exactly where MBug {age 5} was. Even though she can quickly recognize the dot patterns and finger patterns, she still felt the need to count starting with, “1,2,3…” each time. That is, until we started working on counting on with these activities and printables {FREE download at the end of this post}.

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Counting On Activities and Printables

To introduce counting on, we did a simple activity with 1 die {from our Math Dice, Jr. game, which I LOVE!!!} and transparent counters.

 

introduction to counting on

She rolled the die and I placed 1-6 counters beside it. She had to start with the die, and count on, “5…6, 7, 8, 9.” We practiced this a few times together until I felt she could do it independently.

 

practicing counting on with dice and dots

That same day, we worked on one page of counting on with dice and dots.

 

counting on with dice game

Then, as we were working through our letter 0 dice game from Reading the Alphabet, I showed her how to roll the dice and find the die with the larger number. We said that number and counted on from there using the number of dots on the other die. {You can find dice activity pages like this in all our Pre-K/K Packs and Lessons 15-31 of Reading the Alphabet.}

 

counting on page with dice and fingers

counting on with fingers worksheet

We tried a few more pages to practice counting on. The toughest page for her by far was the page where she had to use the fingers only. She kept pulling out her own fingers. We stopped midway and worked on recognizing the finger patterns with our fingers and then, the light bulb came on!

 

printable wall charts for counting on

To help her remember how to count on, we used the strategy of put the biggest number in your pocket, then count on. I also included a printable chart for putting the big number in your head.

 

More Math Activities:

  • Addition and Subtraction Pack
  • Graph and Tally Pattern Block Pack {keep scrolling for pack}
  • Exploring and Creating Patterns
  • Read, Build and Write Pattern Block Mats

 

FREE Counting On Printable Pack

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~Becky

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Comments

  1. Christa Brown says

    September 15, 2015 at 2:11 pm

    Thanks for these, Becky! Counting on is such a difficult skill for younger learners to grasp. Love the games!

    Reply
  2. boymamateachermama says

    September 16, 2015 at 12:39 pm

    Exactly what I needed for one of my students! Thanks!!

    Reply
    • thisreadingmama says

      September 17, 2015 at 5:45 am

      That means a lot coming from you!!

      Reply
  3. Miranda says

    September 22, 2015 at 7:02 am

    Thank you.god bless.

    Reply
    • thisreadingmama says

      September 22, 2015 at 9:14 am

      You’re very welcome. 🙂

      Reply
  4. Colleen says

    November 3, 2015 at 9:05 pm

    I am teachig counting on…tomorrow!! What a find!

    Reply
    • thisreadingmama says

      November 3, 2015 at 11:56 pm

      🙂

      Reply
  5. Tiffany Smith says

    February 11, 2020 at 9:05 pm

    Thanks for offering these resources free! They look amazing! I am going to use them with my kindergarten class!

    Reply
    • thisreadingmama says

      February 13, 2020 at 7:20 am

      You’re welcome! 🙂

      Reply

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Hi! I’m Becky, a homeschooling mama with 4 blessings who keep me on my toes {and knees}. Before homeschooling, I was a classroom teacher (M.Ed.) and reading tutor. Read more about me here.

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