This hard worksheet pushes counting skills toward early addition and subtraction thinking. Part A offers multiple-choice problems like 2 red balls and 6 blue balls altogether, the number 1 more than 9, 5 ducks at a pond when 3 fly away, and spotting which pair (4 and 6) adds up to exactly 10.

Part B follows with fill-in challenges: 4 flowers plus 4 more, the number between 5 and 7, counting up 3 from 1, 9 beads minus 2, and two groups of 5 cubes. The variety of join, separate, and number-line tasks helps kindergartners truly own the numbers 1 through 10.

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Busy Bee
Count & Represent Objects 1-10
Kindergarten
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. You have 2 red balls and 6 blue balls. How many balls do you have altogether?
 A) 6
 B) 7
 C) 8
 D) 9
2. Which number is 1 more than 9?
 A) 8
 B) 9
 C) 10
 D) 7
3. Tom sees 5 ducks at a pond. Then 3 fly away. How many ducks are left?
 A) 1
 B) 2
 C) 3
 D) 4
4. Which pair of groups adds up to exactly 10?
 A) 3 and 5
 B) 4 and 6
 C) 2 and 7
 D) 6 and 3
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) If you count 4 flowers and then 4 more, you have 8 flowers.
2) The number between 5 and 7 is 6.
3) Start at 1 and count up 3. You land on 4.
4) A set of 9 beads minus 2 beads leaves 7 beads.
5) Two groups of 5 cubes is 10 cubes in all.
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