Kids Math (Ages 5-8) · Counting

Counting & Number Recognition

Counting objects, what comes next, and comparing numbers — for young beginners.

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1. How many apples? 🍎🍎🍎

2. How many stars? ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

3. What number comes after 7?

4. What number comes before 10?

5. Which number is bigger: 6 or 9?

6. How many dogs? 🐶🐶

7. What number comes between 4 and 6?

8. Which number is smaller: 3 or 8?

9. How many balloons? 🎈🎈🎈🎈

10. Count from 1 to 5. What is the last number?

Answer key — Counting & Number Recognition

  1. B — 3. Count the apples one by one: 1, 2, 3. There are 3.
  2. C — 5. Count the stars one by one: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. There are 5.
  3. A — 8. Counting up from 7: 7, 8. The next number is 8.
  4. D — 9. Counting down from 10: 10, 9. The number before 10 is 9.
  5. B — 9. 9 is bigger than 6 — it comes later when counting up.
  6. C — 2. Count the dogs one by one: 1, 2. There are 2.
  7. A — 5. Counting in order: 4, 5, 6. The number between them is 5.
  8. D — 3. 3 is smaller than 8 — it comes earlier when counting up.
  9. B — 4. Count the balloons one by one: 1, 2, 3, 4. There are 4.
  10. C — 5. Counting up: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. The last number is 5.

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