About this game

Count objects up to 5

Count objects up to 5: a free Pre-K math game for ages 4-5. Each round draws 5 questions; instructions are read aloud and every answer is checked and explained.

How it plays and why it helps

A doll and an eraser have nothing in common, except when there is one of each. Count objects up to 5 is a Pre-K game that leans on that idea. Its five cards are all played in each round, and on most of them the two pictures show different things: blocks or dolls, dolls or erasers, erasers or apples. The instruction is read aloud and names a number, and your child taps the picture that shows that many. The current cards ask for one object four times and two once. Each answer is checked and explained: one doll, that's one.

The principle here is abstraction. Any collection can be counted, and the number does not care whether it counts dolls or apples. When the two pictures show different objects, your child cannot choose by the object, only by how many.

The likely mistake is choosing the favorite object, the doll or the apple, instead of the amount. Cover both pictures with your hands, uncover one and ask, "How many are here?" Then the other. Praise the reason: "You picked it because there was just one."

Aligned with

  • P-MATH 1 Child knows number names and the count sequence.
  • P-MATH 2 Child recognizes the number of objects in a small set.
  • P-MATH 3 Child understands the relationship between numbers and quantities.

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