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This page gives the number 3 a full workout. Your child looks at how 3 is written, traces it in two rows, colors three apples, circles the groups that show exactly three fish, and finds each 3 hidden among other numbers. Three is still small enough to see at a glance, and spotting a group of three without counting one by one is an early number sense skill that preschool teachers watch for.
Head Start ELOF P-MATH 5: Matching small amounts to numerals and starting to form digits
Head Start ELOF P-MATH 2: Seeing how many are in a tiny group without counting
Head Start ELOF P-MATH 3: Counting objects one by one to tell how many
Short descriptions in our own words. About our standards.
Teach 3 as two bumps made in one stroke: a curve to the middle, then another curve down to the bottom line. Many children write 3 backward, so show where the green dot sits and which way the arrow points. When circling the fish, count each group out loud and touch every fish once.
Easier: Use real apples or toys to make a group of three before coloring. Trace the 3 with a finger on the page first, then with a crayon.
Harder: Ask your child to build a group of three and a group of four with blocks and say which one has more. Then have them write 3 three times on scrap paper.
It is made for Preschool (ages 3-4). 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 5 (matching small amounts to numerals and starting to form digits); Head Start ELOF P-MATH 2 (seeing how many are in a tiny group without counting); Head Start ELOF P-MATH 3 (counting objects one by one to tell how many).
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.
