Counting Games

Learning to count is fun with this range of counting games. Start with the simple counting games and progress to counting a maximum of 15 objects. The games include matching and sequencing numbers activities and are suitable for Early Years Foundation Stage children.

Today's Number (to 20)

Our Today's Number game can help early years children to learn the numbers to 20 in a fun way. The various activities help with number formation, number recognition, ordering numbers and learning to count.

Teddy Numbers

The Teddy Numbers game can help early years children to learn numbers to 15. They can learn the digits and words for the numbers and the game can help them with learning to count.

Underwater Counting

Can you find the treasure in our counting game? You need to count the underwater creatures. This game has two levels: Counting to 5 and Counting to 10.

Gingerbread Man Game

Counting and sequencing games where you can learn to count numbers to 10.

Ladybird Spots

Three different counting, matching and ordering maths games based on the numbers 1 to 10 for early years children.

Helicopter Rescue

Great number square games which will help you to find numbers up to 100 on the number square and count on and back. It can help you with adding tens and ones, with early counting to 10 and learning to count to 100.

Count the Yeti 1 to 10

Can you count the Yetis? Three different levels with numbers from 1 to 10.

Home Time Ladybirds

Count the spots on the ladybirds and drag them to the correct houses. The maximum number of spots is 9 and children will need to subitise to work out the total on each ladybird.

Bud's Number Garden

Join Bud the bee to explore his magical garden and practise recognising numbers, counting, sequencing and much more! How many creepy crawlies are hiding in the leaf pile? How many eggs are left to hatch?

Bunny Ride

Steer the car to collect carrots for the bunnies and learn to count up to 50.

Bug Catcher

See if you can guess whether there are more bugs of one colour than another. Then catch the bugs to see if you were right before setting them free.

Hide and Seek

A counting game where you need to find from zero to 10 animals, the corresponding numeral and matching number word. You will need to look carefully to find everything.

Bottle Take Away

This site is based on the 10 green bottles rhyme, however you can display up to 21 bottles. It is excellent for children who are working on counting backwards and in particular 'one less' than a particular number.

Ten Frame Modeller

The Ten Frame Modeller is a useful teaching tool to help children visualise numbers within 10 and also 20. It can be used for counting, addition, subtraction and missing number problems.

5 Fat Sausages

This is a one less action rhyme which can be played to accompany the song. Alternatively the game can be played with 10 sausages. It could be used to predict subtraction to 10 when children are learning number bonds to 10.

Ten Frame - 1 to 20

A simple ten frame manipulative which shows either one or two ten frames and counters. You can display either horizontal or vertical ten frames.

Number Play

Number Play introduces the concept of counting, cardinality, comparing values, and subitizing numbers up to 20. It explores ten frames. Students can explore the features first and then try the game to test their understanding.

Num Tanga Junior

Match the pairs which could be numerals, numbers as words, ten frames, base ten or fingers on hands. There are different levels the highest of which goes up to 20.

3-2-1 Snack

A fun early counting game where children practise counting to 6.

Don't Count - See the Amount

This game is all about game all about the core numeracy skill of subitising numbers up to 5 and recognising numbers to 10.

Number Compare

Compare numbers and quantities up to 20, using a strategy such as grouping, subitizing, counting, or a number line. Useful for learning 'greater than', 'less than' and 'equals' terms.