Counting 0-5 Lesson Plans for Preschoolers - Stay At Home Educator (2024)

Learning to count requires so many skills! Thesecounting 0-5 lesson plans for preschoolers will help your preschoolers learn to identify, count, and order numbers. With hands-on and engaging activities, plus a detailed scope and sequence for the whole unit, this is one math skill that will be a breeze to plan for.

Preschool Counting 0-5 Activities

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Counting 0-5 Hands-On Supplies

This curriculum is designed to be low-prep and utilize the same supplies during each math unit. Buy it once, and use them over and over again for different learning purposes! Take a look at some of the resources we use for each unit. These items are staples for any early childhood math curriculum.

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All About Counting 0-5 Lesson Plans

These counting lessons for preschoolers are designed for up to a five-day-week program, but activities within a week can be removed and skipped for two or three-day-week programs. There are lots of counting 0-5 activities that encourage fine motor skill development and of course, learning to recognize numbers and practice one to one correspondence.

Discovery Activities/Math Photo Cards

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Teach and Engage

The teach and engage section is a brand new daily lesson for your students packed with new learning. This component of the curriculum includes lots of modeling and student interaction. Each lesson includes a bonus section that offers tips on how to make the lesson more challenging and provides extensions for children who are ready for more difficulty.

Counting 0-5 Centers for Preschoolers

Counting 0-5 centers and games are invaluable in preschool. We have included lots of counting games for preschool that allow children to independently practice with engaging manipulatives. Remember independent centers should always be supervised in preschool and kindergarten.

Spin and Build Five Frame Counting

This center is fun for preschoolers because they love to spin spinners. This five frame practice activity also encourages early subitizing skills which is when children start to recognize the pattern of dots represent a number (without having to count). Simply spin the spinner and invite the child to add that many game markers to the five frame. The child is building one to one correspondence while engaging in a rainbow of math fun!

Counting Cards

This game has two levels of difficulty – perfect for differentiating for your students. Children can use the counting cards up to five to help build one to one correspondence. If you have students who are ready to move beyond counting to five, we have included number cards up to twenty. To use, invite children to match the teddy bear counters and count as they go. Trace the number with a dry erase marker using the formation line guides.

Number Playdough Mats

This center is print and play and sure to be a class favorite! Using playdough, children will form and mold the number at the top and then count out that many playdough balls. One way my class likes to play is to create the playdough balls and then smash each one as they count. It’s fun for them and encourages them to count slowly and carefully as they smash!

Collecting Bears Grid Games

This color sorting and counting math activity invites children to roll a die and find matching counting bears for each space. Then they add that number of teddy bear counters to their grid. This invites them to practice counting as the roll the die and expose them to the dot pattern on the dice for easy recall later. Play ends when they have filled their board!

Dot Counting Cards

In this hands on counting activity, preschoolers will count all the dots on the number, then count out that many game marker chips. Placing each one on top of a dot circle, invite the child to count again. This center includes cards from 0-20. To keep things interesting, change the items used to count such as pom-poms, large sequins, counting bears, counting cubes, cereal, etc.

“Show Me” Five Frame Counting Cards

This five frame learning activity encourages number recognition and learning that numbers can be represented in different ways. Preschoolers will learn how to use tally marks and fingers to show a number. Using game markers or other counters, children can show the quantity in various ways.

Number I Spy

This engaging and visually interesting math game invites children to match the squares with the correct number of items. Each card has five matches for children to find using game markers. As a bonus, you can make this center self-checking by marking the back of each correct square. This card is available for numbers 0-20.

Dice Counting Cards

Using colorful dice and game markers, this counting game reinforces counting skills and number identification. Invite children to roll the dice and then count out the number by adding counters to the ten frame. Then have the students trace the number with a dry erase marker by following the formation lines.

Math to Literacy Connections

• Bear Counts by Karma Wilson
• Elmer’s First Counting Book by Brandt Lewis
• Pete the Cat: 5 Little Ducks by James Dean
• 5 Wild Numbers by Bella Gomez
• Five Green and Speckled Frogs by Constanza Basaluzzo
• Fingers for Lunch by Brandt Lewis
• Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by James Dean
• Piggies by Audrey and Don Wood

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The daily lessons in counting 0-5 are completed and ready to use! Filled with daily lesson plans, centers, activities, and even literacy connections, this counting unit is all you’ll need for your preschool lessons.

Math Lesson Plans for Preschoolers

Creating a comprehensive math lesson plan for preschoolers requires careful consideration and planning. A full math curriculum should encompass all five disciplines in mathematics: number sense, operations, geometry, measurement, and data analysis.

It’s crucial to introduce children to these concepts in a fun and engaging manner. It’s also crucial to teach preschool math systematically. Here are more posts about math lesson plans for preschoolers and how to teach preschool math.

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