Free Counting Worksheets for Kindergarten

These free counting worksheets for kindergarten help children aged 3 to 7 build strong counting skills, number recognition and early number sense. Children start by counting small groups of familiar objects and move on to counting to 20 and skip counting. Every printable is 100% free, with no sign-up and no payment.

The collection covers six easy formats:

• Count the objects: count animals, fruits or shapes from 1 to 10 and 1 to 20, and write the total.
• How many: count the objects in a picture and circle or write the right number.
• Count and circle: read a number and circle exactly that many objects.
• Count and colour: count the objects and colour the right number on a number line or grid.
• Count and write: count the objects and write the number, linking counting with writing.
• Skip counting: fill in the missing numbers when counting by 2s, 5s and 10s.

Once counting feels easy, practise writing numbers with our number worksheets and try our addition worksheets next.

Use the sheets at home after school, as a quick maths warm-up in class, or for holiday revision. Count real things together too, like steps on the stairs, spoons at dinner or birds in the sky.

These free counting worksheets for kindergarten help your child:

• Count one by one: touching each object and counting it exactly once.
• Know how many: understanding that the last number counted tells how many there are.
• Read numbers 1 to 20: linking each written number to the right amount.
• Count on and back: starting from any number, a key skill for adding and taking away.
• Skip count: counting by 2s, 5s and 10s, which gets children ready for times tables.

These skills support the early maths taught in Nursery, LKG, UKG and Grade 1.

• Nursery (about 3 to 4 years): counting up to 5 and simple how many pictures.
• LKG (about 4 to 5 years): counting to 10, count and circle, and count and colour.
• UKG (about 5 to 6 years): counting to 20 and count and write.
• Grade 1 (about 6 to 7 years): skip counting by 2s, 5s and 10s.
• Teachers and homeschooling parents: ready-to-print maths practice for home or class.

Every child learns at their own pace, so use these free counting worksheets for kindergarten as gentle practice, not a test. If your child skips or double-counts objects, ask them to touch each one as they count.

1. Scroll up to the worksheet grid and choose a worksheet.
2. Click the download button. The PDF opens instantly, with no login and no payment.
3. Print on A4 paper at actual size (100%) so the pictures and numbers stay clear.
4. Give your child a pencil or a chunky crayon and start with the first question.

Tip: give your child a crayon to tick each object as they count it. To save ink, print these free counting worksheets for kindergarten in black and white; the pictures and numbers stay clear and easy to see. More printing help is on our FAQ page.