Number Sense - Counting

Creating Number Cards for Early Counting


Printable number and dot cards for kids to color, and cut out. Students will love creating and playing with their own number cards!

In This Lesson

This lesson is more of a preparatory activity creating number cards to use in subsequent lessons. Here, students can have fun familiarizing themselves with the numbers they will be using in so many ways!


 

Activity Prep

Download & print the PDF below

  • Coloring tools (dot markers, crayons, colored pencils, markers, etc)

  • Scissors (*Please help with scissors as needed.)

  • Optional: Card sleeves (Trading card sleeves work great!)

  • Optional: Card stock print paper (for sturdier cards)

*We used regular print paper and card sleeves to make the cards sturdier, so they’re easy for little hands to use and reuse!


 
 

How to Use

Step 1: Download & print the PDF.

Step 2: Color the numbers, then add the matching dots.

Step 3: Cut out the printouts to create the cards.

Step 4: With these, students can practice counting up to 10.

For example…

◼︎Line them up in order from smallest to biggest

◼︎Practice writing the numbers

◼︎Match the number cards with the dot cards

Reminder

  • Keep these cards safe for future lessons! ♻️


 

Common Core

  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.A.3 (Write numbers from 0 to 20. Represent a number of objects with a written numeral 0-20 (with 0 representing a count of no objects).)


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