Quick Answer

Counting in Order Homework makes counting aloud a quick, playful activity families can do together. Children choose a regular, quiet, or silly robot voice and practice saying the numbers in order. Fill in a counting goal for each child, then send home a simple game they can repeat during three short practice times.

What’s Included

• Teacher cover: directions for choosing a counting goal and using the activity

• Keep-at-home page: three simple steps, a “Did You Know?” paragraph, and three practice checkboxes

• Return-slip version: the same activity with a tear-off slip for the child’s name, date, and family signature

• A blank to fill in the number the child is practicing counting to

• Support for starting with a shorter sequence and building from there

How to Use

Choose the family version you want to send home and write in a manageable counting goal. Use it for an individual learning goal or as a whole-class send-home activity.

Families pick a voice, start at 1, and count aloud together. Then they try another voice and let the child lead, joining in when needed. If a number is skipped, they say that part together and keep going.

Wiggling or swaying is optional. The directions make clear that movements do not need to match the numbers. The focus is learning the spoken number sequence.

After each practice, families check one box. They keep the activity page and return only the signed slip when included.

Preschool Vibes Standards

5A. We can say numbers in order during counting routines and play.

File Details

Digital download: 3-page printable PDF. Print at Actual Size (100%) on 8.5 × 11-inch paper. Fill in the counting goal by hand. No supplies are needed for the family activity.