Number Matching and Counting Worksheet for Preschoolers
This worksheet combines counting, cutting and pasting, and a targeted number-recognition task, finding circles with '5' in the ones place, giving children practice with quantity, fine motor coordination, and number pattern spotting all in one page. For ages three to five, recognizing a specific digit within a larger number, like the '5' in '15' or '25', is early groundwork for understanding place value.
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Month 8: English, Math, Science | Ages 6-7
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Curriculum
- Number Recognition > Number Names
How to use this worksheet
Have your child count each group of objects and identify the matching number before cutting anything. Once they've matched objects to numbers, have them cut out the pieces and paste them into the correct boxes. For the second task, look at the circles containing different numbers and ask your child to find every one where the ones digit is '5,' such as 5, 15, or 25. Have them color only those circles, checking each number carefully before coloring.
Materials needed
- Scissors
- Glue
- Crayons or colored pencils
Extension activities
- 1Have your child find objects around the house and count them, matching each group to a written number.
- 2Create simple flashcards pairing numbers with pictures of the matching quantity of objects.
- 3Play a 'find the 5' game with a printed number chart, circling every number that ends in five.
- 4Use a number line and have your child jump to and call out every number ending in five.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
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