Addition Concepts Worksheet for Preschoolers
Preschoolers ages 4-6 build early number sense by visually combining two small groups into one total, the concrete foundation every later addition fact depends on. Seeing objects physically joined together, rather than just numbers on a page, helps children grasp that addition means 'putting together' before they ever memorize a sum.
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Month 2: Learning & Development | Ages 6-7
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Curriculum
- Addition > Addition Basics
How to use this worksheet
Look at the first example together and count each group of pictures out loud, then count the combined total to show how addition works. Move through each problem the same way: count the first group, count the second group, then count everything together to find the answer. Write the total number in the box provided, saying the full addition sentence aloud, like 'two plus three equals five,' as you go.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Eraser
Extension activities
- 1Use dried beans or buttons to physically build each addition problem before writing the answer.
- 2Create your own simple addition problems using two small piles of snacks, then eat the sum as a treat.
- 3Draw two groups of stars or hearts on paper and ask your child to count the total.
- 4Play a finger-addition game, holding up fingers on each hand and counting the total together.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
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