Count the Pumpkins
Six rows of smiling jack-o'-lanterns, from one to six, mixed up so children really count instead of guessing. A box at the end of each row is for the answer, and the whole page sits inside a cute purple Halloween border of ghosts, bats and candy.
How to use this worksheet
- Point to the first row and count the pumpkins out loud, touching each one.
- Write the number in the box at the end of the row. Tracing a dotted number you draw first is fine for beginners.
- Do every row, then color the box with the biggest number for the bonus.
What your child practices
This sheet builds one-to-one counting: saying exactly one number for each object. The rows are not in order (3, 5, 2, 4, 1, 6), so a child who simply counts up row by row will notice something is wrong. Writing the answer links the spoken number to the written numeral, and the bonus asks them to compare all six answers to find the biggest.
Who it is for
Made for Pre-K children around four to five years old, it also suits older preschoolers who can count to five confidently and are ready to try six. If writing numbers is still new, write the answer lightly in each box and let your child trace over it.
Make it a Halloween game
After the sheet, hide a handful of small treats or paper pumpkins around the room. Your child finds them, lines them up and counts them, then checks: is it more or fewer than the biggest row on the sheet? Short, playful counting like this every day does more than a long session once a week.
