Make counting fun and meaningful with our Count & Colour: At the… Counting to 10 Worksheets! These visually engaging worksheets are designed to strengthen early counting, number recognition and visual discrimination skills while keeping young learners entertained. Each sheet features a themed scene - such as the beach, park, pet shop or doctor’s office - filled with small illustrations that students must locate, colour and count.

This resource provides a fantastic way for Early Years and Foundation students to practise one-to-one correspondence and early number writing. By searching through the busy scenes and matching items to the image key, students build focus and counting accuracy. The format encourages repeated practise and works well for whole-class use, small groups or take-home consolidation tasks.

Count & Colour: At the… Counting to 10 Worksheets are ideal for use in your maths rotation, morning routine or fast-finisher station. With real-world themes and engaging illustrations, the worksheets help bring maths to life in an enjoyable and age-appropriate way. They also support early language development through oral explanations and sentence-building extension tasks.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Count objects with one-to-one correspondence
• ✅ Record totals using correct number formation
• ✅ Recognise and match identical images in a busy visual field
• ✅ Develop visual scanning and discrimination skills
• ✅ Use counting to support basic addition and subtraction practise

What’s Included:

• Nine themed worksheets, including:
• At the Beach
• At the Park
• At the Store
• At the Doctor
• At the Pet Shop
• At the Tool Shop
• At the Salon
• At the Dentist
• On the Move

Materials Needed:

• Printed worksheets (paper or card)
• Coloured pencils, crayons or markers
• Optional: write-and-wipe sleeves for repeated use

How to Use:

1. Introduce the worksheet and model how to locate one of the images in the scene.
2. Students colour each matching object using the image key as a guide.
3. They count how many of each object are found and write the total in the box provided.
4. Continue until all items are found, coloured and recorded.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use as a maths centre activity for counting and visual scanning practise
• 💡 Incorporate into a morning work routine or independent practice time
• 💡 Pair with sentence writing for cross-curricular literacy connections
• 💡 Add to student portfolios as evidence of early numeracy skills
• 💡 Use during small group intervention sessions for number recognition support

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Use different colours for each image type to support visual memory
• 💛 Encourage students to count aloud as they go for added number fluency
• 💛 Place sheets in write-and-wipe sleeves for reuse or rotation groups
• 💛 Use results to spark conversation about most and least frequent items

Count & Colour: At the… Counting to 10 Worksheets are a fun and flexible way to build early counting confidence, support number recognition and connect maths to everyday experiences - perfect for making numeracy meaningful and engaging in the early years.