Addition with Classroom Objects — Kindergarten

This kindergarten worksheet sets out two small groups of pencils, books and a globe on each row, with a plus sign between them and an empty box after the equals sign. Children count the classroom objects in the first group, count the second group, and write how many there are in all. A row might pair a few with a couple more, so the same skill comes back with a fresh picture each time. The pictures carry the whole problem, so a child who cannot yet read a written equation can still solve every line by touching and counting what is there.

Each row ends with one question: how many altogether. That quietly teaches cardinality — the last number you count names the size of the whole set. Linking the count to the total is exactly the understanding kindergartners are forming, and pictured classroom objects keep it something they can point to and check for themselves.

Children who enjoy classroom objects take to this one quickly, and it works just as well as a quiet morning task or a count-along on the board. When the set feels easy, count a different collection in addition with clothes, or try addition with forest creatures. You can also browse every addition worksheet or the whole classroom objects collection for kindergarten — each sheet prints cleanly in black and white or plays online for free.