Caterpillar Counting Worksheet for Preschoolers

How to use this worksheet

Point to the first caterpillar and count its body segments aloud together, touching each one as you say the number. Once you reach the last segment, help your child write that total number in the box beside the caterpillar. Move to the next caterpillar and repeat, encouraging your child to count more independently each time. For extra practice, use fingerpaint, pom-poms, or clips to mark each segment as it's counted.

Materials needed

• Pencil
• Fingerpaint/Pom Poms/Clips

Extension activities

• 1Use small pom-poms or clothespins to build a caterpillar with a specific number of segments your child chooses.
• 2Have your child draw their own caterpillar with a set number of segments, then count it back to check accuracy.
• 3Line up caterpillars from the worksheet by segment count, from fewest to most.
• 4Turn counting into a movement game — hop or clap once for each segment on a caterpillar.