Counting and Adding Objects

Students count pictured animal groups and fill in the missing sum in each printed addition equation.
Grades
Preschool–Kindergarten
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Preparation
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Updated May 19, 2022

Subject
Numbers, Math
Topic
Preschool Math, Math Worksheet
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This resource is a Counting and Adding Objects Worksheet.

Students will count the objects in each square to solve the math problem.

There is a math equation below each picture.

There are 2 problems per page.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Count objects accurately within two groups

  • Combine pictured quantities and record the sum

Teaching tips

  • Have students point to each object as they count to avoid counting it twice.

  • Ask them to explain how the two group counts appear in the written addition equation.

Skills covered

  • Counting objects — students count the two groups of animal pictures in each square, from cats and owls to frogs and elephants.

  • Picture-based addition — students turn the two counts into the missing sum of a printed equation such as 7 + 4 or 8 + 8.

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What do students record after counting?

They write the missing sum in the blank box after the equals sign. The addends and symbols are already printed.

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

  • Picture-based addition

  • Counting objects

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