The Number Wall
All the numbers 1 to 20 live here! Tap one to hear its name. It goes up to the machine. You get a star on each one you find!
🕵️ Hunt: listen to the words! Say four … now say fourteen. Say five … now say fifteen. Can you hear the small number hiding inside?
Pop and Count
Twenty bubbles float in the pond! Pop them all and count out loud. Or try the hard game — tap them in order, 1 to 20!
out of 20! Keep saying each number as you pop.
Tip for grown-ups: watch for one-to-one matching — one press, one number word, no skipping.
Ten and Some More
Numbers 11 to 20 are the hardest ones! Here is the secret: one frame is full with 10, and extra ones sit in the next frame. Tap a number to see!
10 + 1 = 11
Five funny-sounding words
These words don't sound like the small numbers! Tap to hear each one.
Row by Row Check
Three rows of numbers, all mixed up! Tap them in the right order — small to big. Row C (the teens) is the tricky one. Finish a row and you get a CHECKED stamp!
Twenty in Real Life
Numbers are not just on screens! Here are four places you can find twenty things today.
Balloons
Count a bunch out loud before one pops.
Which is more? 11 or 14?Blocks
Build a tower of 20. Then a tower of 10. Compare.
How many more to make 20?Stairs
Say one number on every step up to twenty.
What comes after 17?Candles
Count back from 20 to blow them all out.
Can you count down from 20?Trace a Number
Pick a number, 1 to 20. Trace over the ghost with your finger or mouse. Start at the red dot!
Watch for
- Starting at the top, not the middle.
- 1 and 10 and 11 line up on the same side.
- Teens are two digits side by side — not squashed.
- 20 is the hardest to write. Give it space.
The Twenty Stomp
A counting song with actions! Press play and stomp along. Or tap any line to hear it.
What to
expect at six
Counting to 20 is a big step, not a race. Most six-year-olds can say the words; the deeper win is knowing the last number tells how many.
1 Rote vs. rational
Singing “1, 2, 3…” from memory is rote counting. Touching five buttons and saying “five!” is rational counting. Play games that need both — the pond above is built for exactly that.
2 The teen wall
11 and 12 have their own words, and 13–19 hide “teen” inside them. Use the ten-frames above so the child sees 14 as 10 + 4. This is the single biggest helper for later place value.
3 Count backwards too
Backwards counting from 20 builds the idea that numbers sit in order and that you can take away. Try it on the stairs and at bedtime: “20, 19, 18…”
4 Skip by 5s and 10s
| by 5s | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| by 10s | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 |
| by 2s | 2 | 4 | 6 | … 20 |
5 Little moments beat worksheets
Set 20 crackers. Count 20 steps. Ask “who has more, 12 or 17?” Five quick rounds a day does more than one long sitting.
note If it's wobbly
Skipping numbers, saying “thirty-one” for 13, or losing track past 12 are all normal at six. Slow down, point to each object, and keep the sessions under five minutes.
check Batch A · B · C
The Row Check above splits 1–20 into three batches: A = 1–7, B = 8–14, C = 15–20. Row 3 is the teens — the row most children need the most practice with. All three rows checked = counting to twenty fully covered.