Little learners practice counting to 5 with fingers, songs, and tapping games — building one-to-one correspondence (one number for each object) and the joyful foundation of all math.
Students will be able to…
How many apples are there? Let’s touch each one and count together — 1, 2, 3! Counting is how we find out “how many.”
Project this and let children take turns tapping each star to count it. Watch the number grow — one tap, one count, all the way to 5!
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
Hold up fingers — how many?
Children explore.
Play together.
Children create.
Share the count.
Aligned to Head Start Early Learning Outcomes and common state PreK standards for mathematics.
Count to 5 by ones with one-to-one correspondence.
Precursor: count to tell the number of objects (kindergarten readiness).
Recognize the quantity of a small set without counting (subitizing).
Use fingers to represent numbers up to 5.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Encourage families to count together all day — steps on the stairs, crackers on a plate, buttons on a coat — touching each one. A printable counting mat is in the Early Learning library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.