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Number Matching Worksheet: 0-18

This activity strengthens numeral recognition for children ages 3-5 by having them find and pair matching numbers from 0 to 18 printed on separate strips. Because the numbers are scattered rather than in order, children must recognize each digit shape on its own rather than relying on counting sequence, which builds true number recognition instead of rote list-reciting.

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Hands-On Early Learning Activity Book: Math, Science, Literacy & Emotions for Ages 3-6

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About this worksheet

Topic:
Counting 1-20
Skill:
Counting 1-20 (Number Sense): Count objects and write numbers 1-20.
Pack:
Page 12 of 17 in Hands-On Early Learning Activity Book: Math, Science, Literacy & Emotions for Ages 3-6.

How to use this worksheet

Cut out all the number strips along the dotted lines and spread them out on a table or flat surface. Have your child pick one strip from the left-hand set and say the number aloud, then search among the right-hand strips for its exact match. Once a pair is found, apply a small amount of glue and stick the two matching strips together. Continue until every number from 0 to 18 has been matched, saying each number aloud as it's paired.

Materials needed

  • Scissors
  • Glue

Extension activities

  • Line up the matched pairs in order from 0 to 18 to build a simple number line.
  • Hide the number strips around the room and have your child find and call out each number as they collect it.
  • Count a group of household objects and hold up the matching number strip.
  • Play a quick game comparing two matched pairs and deciding which number is bigger.
Hemsweta Jain (Teacher Cheena), founder of RaisoActive

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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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