Counting Fun: Number Names Worksheet for Preschoolers!
This number-names worksheet pushes children from simply counting objects to connecting a quantity with its written word, a step that bridges early numeracy with beginning literacy. Ages four and five are ready to start recognizing that 'three' is both a group of three dots and a specific string of letters, which strengthens both number sense and sight-word recognition.
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Month 8: English, Math, Science Foundations | Ages 4-5Curriculum
How to use this worksheet
Have your child count the objects in the first row out loud, touching each one as they count to build one-to-one correspondence. Once they reach the total, help them find or sound out the matching number word and write it in the space provided, saying each letter as they form it. Repeat this count-then-write process for every row on the page, checking that the written word matches the quantity they counted before moving on. If a word is tricky to spell, let them trace over a lightly written model first.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Eraser
Extension activities
- •Write number words on index cards and match them to piles of buttons or coins around the house.
- •Play a number-word scavenger hunt: hide word cards for one through five and have your child find the matching quantity of toys for each.
- •Make a number-word book where your child draws the matching quantity of objects next to each written word.
- •Sing a counting song together and pause to write the number word for whichever number the song lands on.
Tips for parents and teachers
Notice whether your child can count accurately but stumbles at spelling, or the reverse — both are normal at this stage and point to different next steps. If writing the word is frustrating, let them trace a faint outline before attempting it freehand. Celebrate correct counting as much as correct spelling, since the counting is the harder cognitive skill.
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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