Counting Heart Puzzle - 5 Hands-on Activities for Toddlers to Learn to Count from 1 to 5

Inside: One printable and 5 different ideas for toddlers to learn to count from 1 to 5.

Young children learn best when using their hands to manipulate concrete materials. This simple activity is designed with young children's learning style in mind. Counting with concrete materials helps children to associate abstract numbers to a real quantity of items. In other words, the concrete experiences bring numbers to life for children! 

Using this Counting Heart Puzzle printable, you can easily create five different concrete learning experiences for your child to learn to count from 1 to 5.

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5 Hands-on Activities to Learn to Count from 1 to 5

1) Count and Dot

Offer your child dot paint markers. Invite him or her to count and dot in the circles on the hearts.

Related: If your child is just starting to count, then you need to know and apply the Stable Order Principle!

2) Count and Stick

Offer your child dot stickers. Invite him or her to count and stick the dot stickers in the circles on the hearts.

Related: Does your child love dot stickers? Then you may like these 25+ Easy Dot Sticker Learning Activities!

3) Count and Cover

Offer your child some gems/ bottle caps/ pebbles. Invite him or her to count and cover the circle on the hearts.

4) Count and Push

Attach this printable on a box. Cut out the circles to create holes. Offer your child some pompoms. Invite him or her to count and push in the corresponding number of pompoms.

Related: Reuse your pompoms in another fun counting and colour matching sensory bag that your child will love.

5) Count and Press

Roll little balls of play dough and put them on the circles. Then invite your child to count and press on the play dough balls.

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More Counting Activities

Offering more counting activities to your children means that they have more chances to practice! Try these 10 Easy Counting Activities or 10 Number Activities that are low-prep and easy to set up at home.

You could also make some DIY Learning Toys, such as a Bottle Caps Counting Board, which is a hands-on activity for toddlers to learn to count, an adorable Ice Cream Counting Activity, or a Monster Eyes Counting Activity.

If you're keen to build a strong foundation in early math for your child, then you need to read about number sense, one-to-one correspondence counting and the essential skill of subitising.

Happy learning at home!