Published Nov 7, 2026
1) Dots colored, top to bottom: 1, 4, 4, 4.
2) Pictures colored, top to bottom: 4, 3, 1.
3) The group on the right has more (5 vs. 2).
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This page practices one-to-one counting with groups of up to five: touch a snowman, say a number, move on to the next one. Your child shows each total by coloring the same number of dots, so no numeral writing is needed yet. The second task turns the job around, starting from a printed number and coloring that many pictures. The last task asks which group has more, an early comparing skill that preschool programs build long before formal math.
Head Start ELOF P-MATH 3: Counting objects one by one to tell how many
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.
Have your child touch each picture while counting out loud. The most common slip is skipping a picture or counting one twice; if the dots don't match the row, count again together and slide a finger along slowly. Repeating the last number ("one, two, three... three snowmen!") helps the idea of a total stick.
Easier: Cut the page into strips and do one row at a time. Counting real objects first, like buttons or socks lined up on the table, makes the pictures feel familiar.
Harder: Ask your child to write the number beside the dots, or to draw one more snowman in a row and tell you the new total without starting over from one.
1) Dots colored, top to bottom: 1, 4, 4, 4.
2) Pictures colored, top to bottom: 4, 3, 1.
3) The group on the right has more (5 vs. 2).
It is made for Preschool (ages 3-4). The level is ★ easy, so it works well as a first practice page.
About 10 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 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.
