Ages 4-5
Count the Apples: 1 to 10
Count groups of apples and match them to the numbers 1 to 10
How many apples do you see?
Count the Apples: 1 to 10
10 cards — count along, then hear the answer
Tap the card to see the answer, tap again for the next one
Every number on this page
The same apples, now up to ten. Five is roughly where seeing how many there are stops working and counting has to take over, so these groups are bigger than a glance can handle and are always arranged the same way — three to a row, so eight reads as three, three and two.
1 Apple
One Apple
2 Apples
Two Apples
3 Apples
Three Apples
4 Apples
Four Apples
5 Apples
Five Apples
6 Apples
Six Apples
7 Apples
Seven Apples
8 Apples
Eight Apples
9 Apples
Nine Apples
10 Apples
Ten Apples
For grown-ups
Ten is the whole of the counting sequence most children need before school, and it is worth spending a long time on rather than rushing past. Watch for your child keeping track: counting eight means holding where you got to while looking for the next apple, and losing the place halfway is the normal stumble, not a failure. Starting again from one is the right instinct when that happens.
Common questions
What age should a child count to 10?
Most children recite one to five around three, and one to ten a little later. Counting a group of objects accurately comes after reciting, so a child who can say the numbers in order may still miscount 10 apples. Both are normal.
Why is counting to ten harder than counting to five?
Up to about four, children see how many there are without counting. Past that they have to count one at a time and remember where they got to, which is a slower and more effortful skill.
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