Count and Add: Fruits, Vehicles, and Sweets Worksheet for Preschoolers

How to use this worksheet

Have your child count the items in the first group, like apples, and write the total number in the space provided. Repeat for the next group, like pears or vehicles. Once both totals are written, ask your child to add the two numbers together to find the combined total, using fingers or the pictures themselves if needed. Continue through each set of groups on the page, checking each addition together.

Materials needed

• Pencil
• Eraser
• Crayons (optional)

Extension activities

• •Have the child draw their own groups of objects and create simple addition problems to solve.
• •Use real objects, like toys or snacks, to represent the items and physically add them together.
• •Create a simple story problem using the items shown on the worksheet, like 'How many sweets in total?'
• •Sort a mixed pile of small objects by type before counting and adding each group.
• •Practice writing the addition problems as number sentences, like '3 + 2 = 5.'

Tips for parents and teachers

Encourage the child to count carefully and use their fingers or other manipulatives if needed, focusing praise on their effort and process rather than only on getting the correct final answer. Varying the objects across the worksheet is a good chance to notice whether your child recounts confidently each time or needs a refresher between sections.