Pre-K Early Math
36 weeks of short, flexible play-based activities for ages 3–5. Explore with a caring adult; practice may be oral, physical, or artistic.
What children will practice
Watch a grown-up demonstrate, try it together, then show what you notice by speaking, pointing, moving, or drawing. There are no timed drills or required independent handwriting tasks.
All 36 weekly early math activities
📖 Open Textbook- Week 1
Count three farm animals
I can line up three toy animals; touch each once while saying one, two, three.
Unit: Welcome to Learning - Week 2
Two matching socks
I can place two socks beside three mixed objects; point out the pair.
Unit: Welcome to Learning - Week 3
More or fewer apples
I can build piles of two and four blocks; compare without rushing.
Unit: Welcome to Learning - Week 4
Round and not round
I can sort a ball, a lid, and a square block by shape.
Unit: Welcome to Learning - Week 5
Make a red-blue pattern
I can repeat red, blue, red, blue with crayons or caps.
Unit: Our Families & Feelings - Week 6
Find groups of four
I can count four wooden blocks into a small basket.
Unit: Our Families & Feelings - Week 7
Sort by color
I can sort six toy pieces into a red pile and a blue pile.
Unit: Our Families & Feelings - Week 8
Big and little
I can compare a large cup with a small cup and place a toy in each.
Unit: Our Families & Feelings - Week 9
Count to five
I can touch each of five leaves while counting aloud.
Unit: Colors, Shapes & Sounds - Week 10
Find triangles
I can build a triangle with three craft sticks; count its corners.
Unit: Colors, Shapes & Sounds - Week 11
First and last
I can line up four farm figures; name the first and last.
Unit: Colors, Shapes & Sounds - Week 12
Create an AB pattern
I can arrange spoon, block, spoon, block and ask what comes next.
Unit: Colors, Shapes & Sounds - Week 13
Match one to one
I can give each of three stuffed animals one pretend snack.
Unit: Nature Detectives - Week 14
Count five claps
I can clap slowly five times while touching one finger per clap.
Unit: Nature Detectives - Week 15
Find the same shape
I can match two circular lids and two square paper pieces.
Unit: Nature Detectives - Week 16
Tall and short towers
I can build towers of two and five blocks and compare their heights.
Unit: Nature Detectives - Week 17
Sort by size
I can group big buttons separately from little buttons, with adult supervision.
Unit: Stories & Imagination - Week 18
Count a small story
I can show two pretend chicks, add one more, and recount all three.
Unit: Stories & Imagination - Week 19
Numbers on a path
I can place numeral cards 1, 2, 3 along a short toy path.
Unit: Stories & Imagination - Week 20
Patterns with movement
I can clap, stomp, clap, stomp; continue the motion pattern.
Unit: Stories & Imagination - Week 21
Make groups of three
I can put three safe large counters in each of two bowls.
Unit: Things That Move - Week 22
Near and far
I can move a toy sheep near to a barn and then far away.
Unit: Things That Move - Week 23
Count ten together
I can make a line of ten large blocks; count slowly with help.
Unit: Things That Move - Week 24
Half-full and empty
I can compare a half-filled cup of water with an empty cup over a tray.
Unit: Things That Move - Week 25
Heavy and light
I can hold a stuffed bear and a sheet of paper; say which feels heavier.
Unit: Our Neighborhood - Week 26
Same and different
I can compare two toy cars; point to one alike feature and one difference.
Unit: Our Neighborhood - Week 27
Build a repeating fence
I can use block, stick, block, stick to build a toy fence pattern.
Unit: Our Neighborhood - Week 28
Count backward from five
I can hold up five fingers and fold one down at a time.
Unit: Our Neighborhood - Week 29
Make a shape picture
I can use paper circle, square, and triangle pieces to make a barn.
Unit: Growing & Changing - Week 30
Share fairly
I can give two toy animals one block each, then two blocks each.
Unit: Growing & Changing - Week 31
Position words
I can put a toy cow above, below, and beside a shoebox.
Unit: Growing & Changing - Week 32
Measure with blocks
I can lay blocks end to end beside a book and count how many long it is.
Unit: Growing & Changing - Week 33
Make a picture graph
I can make picture rows for favorite apple and banana snacks.
Unit: Ready to Celebrate - Week 34
Number scavenger hunt
I can find numerals 1 through 5 on cards around the room.
Unit: Ready to Celebrate - Week 35
Build with two shapes
I can use a rectangle for a door and a triangle for a roof.
Unit: Ready to Celebrate - Week 36
Show how many
I can choose up to five pebbles, count them, and explain the total.
Unit: Ready to Celebrate