Tally Marks Counting 1 to 20 – Practice Worksheet

- Grades
- Preschool–5, Elementary
- Pages
- 5
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Back To School, Seasons, Holidays, Numbers, Early Math, Holiday & Seasonal, Math
- Topic
- Tally Marks, Counting
- Resource types
- Centers, Assessments, Lesson Plans, Activities, Teacher Tools, Worksheets, Worksheets & Printables
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About this resource
Count Tallies - Tally Marks Practice is a fun and simple worksheet that helps young learners build their counting and number recognition skills. Students look at the tally marks, count them, and write the correct number. It’s a hands-on way to practice counting by 1s and 5s, and a great introduction to how tally marks work.
I created this resource to make tally mark practice feel easy and enjoyable. It’s perfect for reinforcing early math concepts without overwhelming students. You can use it in a variety of ways, and since it’s no prep, it’s ready to go whenever you need it.
Ways to use this resource:
Morning work or quick warm up
Math centres or small group time
Independent seatwork
Homework or take home review
A quick check for understanding
Why teachers love it:
Helps kids count in groups of 5
Builds number writing confidence
Easy to use, just print and go
Great for visual learners
Engaging and effective
Best for kindergarten and first grade, but also helpful as review in second grade. It’s a small activity with big learning benefits!
Enjoy!
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Count a set of tally marks, including groups of five, and write the total as a number.
Teaching tips
Use one page per day rather than assigning all five at once, since each page repeats the same short task and works well as quick daily practice.
Before students work independently, model counting one tally group aloud, emphasizing counting by 5s for each full group before adding any single leftover marks.
Pair this with a hands-on tally-making activity (e.g., tallying a small classroom count) so students practice both making and reading tally marks, since this packet only covers reading them.
Skills covered
Reading tally marks — students interpret groups of five tally marks plus any extra single marks to determine a total count.
Counting by 5s and 1s — each tally group requires counting complete groups of five, then adding remaining single marks.
Number writing — students record the counted total as a written numeral in the answer box.
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Concepts & topics
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Tally marks
Counting by 5s
Number writing
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