Published Nov 8, 2026
1) Top to bottom: 1, 5, 8, 1.
2) Pictures colored, top to bottom: 7, 1, 7.
3) The group on the left has more (8 vs. 6).
Made with the help of AI from public curriculum standards, then checked. Mistakes can slip through, so please look it over before use. Found one? Tell us and we will fix it.
Pre-K is the year children connect three ideas: the counting words, the objects being counted, and the written numeral. This penguin page works on all three. Your child counts groups of up to ten and writes the total, then reads a numeral and colors exactly that many pictures, which is harder because they have to stop at the right number. The last task compares two groups of penguins, building the more-and-fewer language kindergarten math relies on.
Head Start ELOF P-MATH 3: Counting objects one by one to tell how many
Head Start ELOF P-MATH 5: Matching small amounts to numerals and starting to form digits
Head Start ELOF P-MATH 4: Telling which group has more or fewer, and using first, second, third
Short descriptions in our own words. About our standards.
Ask your child to stop and say the number out loud before writing it. In the coloring task many children color every picture in the row; point to the numeral first and count while coloring so they know when to stop. Reversed digits, especially 3 and 7, are normal at this age, so praise the correct count first.
Easier: Count the rows together and let your child write the numbers with a highlighter you traced lightly first. Use five real crackers to act out the comparing task.
Harder: Cover the groups with a sticky note after counting and ask how many there were. Then ask how many more penguins the bigger group has than the smaller one.
1) Top to bottom: 1, 5, 8, 1.
2) Pictures colored, top to bottom: 7, 1, 7.
3) The group on the left has more (8 vs. 6).
It is made for Pre-K (ages 4-5). The level is ★ easy, so it works well as a first practice page.
About 15 minutes. Young children can do it in two short sittings with a break in between.
On the second page of the PDF and on this page under Show the answer key. To print for a whole class, print only the first page of the PDF.
Head Start ELOF P-MATH 3 (counting objects one by one to tell how many); Head Start ELOF P-MATH 5 (matching small amounts to numerals and starting to form digits); Head Start ELOF P-MATH 4 (telling which group has more or fewer, and using first, second, third).
Yes. Print as many copies as you need for your own children or students. Please do not resell it or upload it to other websites.
