Addition with Supermarket Things — Kindergarten

On this sheet the child meets a picture and a number on the same line. They count the group of carts, baskets and a till, look at the number printed next to it, and count on from the pictures until the written number has been added in full. Keeping one side as a countable group of supermarket things gives a child who is still shaky on written numbers a concrete place to start, while the printed numeral gently introduces the symbol that will carry their maths later on.

Reading one addend as a numeral while counting the other as pictures keeps addition meaningful without keeping it purely pictorial forever. It is the gentlest introduction to written numbers in sums — the supermarket things stay countable, the totals stay small, and the child learns that the figure on the page names the same amount they would have counted out by hand.

Children who like supermarket things settle into this quickly, and it suits a calm independent task or a counting game on the board. When the numbers feel easy, count a fresh group in addition with bakery treats, or try addition with classroom objects. You can also browse every addition worksheet or the whole supermarket things collection for kindergarten — each sheet prints cleanly in black and white or plays online for free.