Count to 20 worksheets
Count 11 to 20 pictures in rows of five. Circle the number, match it with a line, or write it in the tens and ones boxes. Choose worksheet options below.
How to use this worksheet
- Ask the child to touch each picture once while saying the counting words.
- Count a full row as five, then count on for the rest.
- Circle the number, draw the line, or write the tens and ones, as the sheet asks.
Choose your practice
Choose circling the right number from three, matching four groups to four numbers with lines, or writing the count in a tens box and a ones box. Counts run from 11 to 15 on level 1 and from 11 to 20 on levels 2 and 3. Pictures sit in rows of five and are the same within a group. Choose pre-coloured pictures or black outlines, and use New practice sheet for more practice at the same level.
Count the first group together, then let the child count the next ones alone. Cover the other groups with plain paper if the page feels busy, and let an adult write the digits if writing gets in the way of counting.
Changing the practice level creates a fresh version. For another sheet at the same level, use the New practice sheet button. Save the settings link or add the sheet to a pack to keep that version. Tracing keeps the same correct forms and varies their arrangement or path lengths.
Age guidance is approximate. Print on A4 or US Letter paper. Choose outlines to save ink or pre-coloured pictures to start the activity without colouring. The instructor key follows the same worksheet options and paper size.
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Questions about this activity
Why are the pictures in rows of five?
A full row of five is easy to see, and two full rows make ten. A child can count the rows in fives or tens and then count on the rest, which is quicker and easier to check than counting a pile one by one.
Does my child need to write both digits?
On level 3 the number goes in two boxes, tens and ones. A child who is not ready to write can say the number and let an adult write it. A number such as 20 has a 2 in the tens box and a 0 in the ones box.
Why does counting stop at 20?
Counting past ten is a big step, because the number names and the two-digit numbers start to look different. Twenty gives a child time to practise them well. The Counting activity covers smaller amounts to ten.
Age labels are approximate guidance. Choose practice that suits the child. See printing help for A4, US Letter, colour and black-and-white settings, or browse other activities.