Make counting fun, colourful, and interactive with our Count & Colour: Food Worksheets! This set of engaging printables is designed to support young learners in developing early number skills and visual discrimination through themed, hands-on activities. With food-based topics such as fruit, vegetables, and fast food, these worksheets are perfect for integrating numeracy into a variety of classroom themes and cross-curricular discussions.

Each worksheet presents a collection of food-related images for students to count, colour, and record. By locating different items on the page, colouring each set in a unique colour, and writing the totals, students will practise foundational counting skills while also building number fluency and attention to detail. These activities are ideal for reinforcing one-to-one correspondence and improving number recognition in a low-pressure, independent format.

Count & Colour: Food Worksheets are a flexible resource for use during morning work, independent centres, early finisher tubs, or targeted small group instruction. With multiple worksheet themes included, there’s a style to suit every classroom and student interest.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Count and identify sets of objects
• ✅ Record numbers accurately in matching boxes
• ✅ Develop visual discrimination and attention to detail
• ✅ Strengthen one-to-one correspondence and number fluency
• ✅ Reinforce fine motor skills through colouring and writing

What’s Included:

• A variety of food-themed worksheets, including fruit, vegetables, and fast food
• Clear visual keys with matching boxes for students to record totals
• Simple instructions suitable for independent or guided use

Materials Needed:

• Printed worksheets (on paper or card)
• Coloured pencils, crayons, or markers
• Optional: write-and-wipe sleeves and dry erase markers for reuse

How to Use:

1. Provide students with a worksheet and colouring tools.
2. Have students locate each unique image on the page and colour it in using a different colour for each image type.
3. Students count the total number of each item and write the total in the matching box next to the image key.
4. Continue until all images are coloured, counted, and recorded.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use as a morning warm-up task to settle students and build routine.
• 💡 Incorporate into numeracy centres for hands-on counting practice.
• 💡 Use specific themes (e.g. fruit or vegetables) to support healthy eating discussions.
• 💡 Create a class graph by tallying which images appeared most across worksheets.

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Encourage students to count out loud as they colour to reinforce number words.
• 💛 Model the first item together as a group to support visual scanning skills.
• 💛 Place worksheets in write-and-wipe sleeves for repeated use with dry erase markers.
• 💛 Challenge early finishers to write their own sentence describing what they counted.

Count & Colour: Food Worksheets are the perfect low-prep, high-engagement resource to help your students build number skills while enjoying fun, food-themed visuals. A great addition to any early years numeracy toolkit!