Addition Worksheet: Count and Add Objects!
Counting two groups of pictured objects and writing their combined total introduces children ages 4-6 to addition as a concrete, visual process before they work with numbers alone. Because the objects are drawn out rather than represented only by digits, children can physically point and count to verify their answer, building confidence in early math reasoning. Repeated practice with this picture-based format helps children internalize what a plus sign means before they're expected to solve equations without visual support.
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Month 1: Learning & Development | Ages 5-6
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About this worksheet
- Topic:
- Addition
- Skill:
- Addition Basics (Addition): Add numbers within 10.
- Pack:
- Page 13 of 28 in Month 1: Learning & Development | Ages 5-6.
How to use this worksheet
Have your child count the objects in the first group out loud, touching each one as they count. Move to the second group and count those objects separately, saying the total for that group as well. Ask your child to combine both totals, either by counting all the objects together from the beginning or by counting on from the first total, and write the final sum in the space provided. Repeat this process for each addition problem on the page, checking the total together by recounting if needed.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Eraser
Extension activities
- 1Use two small piles of snacks or toys to physically act out each addition problem on the page.
- 2Create new addition problems by drawing two groups of simple shapes and writing the total.
- 3Play a dice game where you roll two dice and add the numbers together for extra addition practice.
- 4Build addition sentences out loud together, like 'four plus three equals seven.'
- 5Use a number line drawn on paper to hop forward and find the sum of two numbers.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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