MAE-RWN-01, Numbers tell how many
Early Stage 1 (Kindergarten) · Mathematics · Representing whole numbers
Shows that whole numbers describe quantity, connecting a count to the size of a collection.
MAE-RWN-01 is an outcome from the NESA Mathematics K-10 Syllabus (2022), taught in NSW schools. Because Early Stage 1 is the Kindergarten year, the worksheets below come from Foundation. Print them as PDFs, or generate a fresh one. Every maths answer key is computed in code, so it is never wrong.
Teaching guide
Shows that whole numbers describe quantity, connecting a count to the size of a collection.
Count real objects out loud, touching each one once, then match the count to the written numeral. Practise counting on from a number, not always from one.
Generated and checked in code, so it is correct.
Skipping or double-counting objects (weak one-to-one correspondence), and thinking the last number said is just a label rather than the total.
Counting worksheets
All counting worksheets →Sets A-F are the same worksheet with different questions - print any (or all) for fresh practice.
Comparing Numbers worksheets
All comparing numbers worksheets →Sets A-F are the same worksheet with different questions - print any (or all) for fresh practice.
NSW syllabus outcomes (c) NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales. The outcome code is cited as published; the description above is paraphrased in our own words. See the official Mathematics K-10 Syllabus on the NSW Curriculum website.