Find and Count Maker

About this worksheet maker

Searching a busy picture and counting what you find is pure delight for young children, and this free find-and-count maker turns that into early math practice. A lively scene hides a target picture, and the child finds each one and counts how many there are.

Hunting and counting builds visual scanning, one-to-one counting, and focused attention, and the playful search keeps little learners happily engaged. Because it feels like a game, children practise counting for longer without tiring.

Choose a theme so the scene suits your class, then print the worksheet with its answer key for quick checking. The hidden-picture format makes counting feel like a treasure hunt. The tool runs in any browser, in 11 languages, with no account needed and nothing to install.

How to use it in class

• Pick a theme so the busy scene suits your group.
• Print the find-and-count worksheet for each child.
• Ask children to find the target picture and count how many appear.
• Check the total against the printed answer key.

Worksheet ideas

• Do a quick I-spy search of the scene together first.
• Use it at an early-counting centre.
• Encourage children to touch each item once as they count.
• Link the scene theme to a story or topic.