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Collect ten and count: a play idea for 4 and 5 year olds

Touching each thing as you count, then grouping them, builds number sense. It takes about 10 minutes and uses a basket.

Checked October 29, 2026.

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How to play

Collect ten and count4 and 5 year olds · about 10 minutes

You need: a basket.

  1. Pick something to collect: ten leaves, ten spoons, ten blocks.
  2. Find them and line them up.
  3. Count them one by one, touching each.
  4. Group them in twos and count again: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10.

Builds: thinking and problem solving. Touching each thing as you count, then grouping them, builds number sense.

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