Introduce your 4-year-old to the wonderful world of numbers with our Basic Math Practice Worksheets! Handpicked for young learners, these fun and engaging worksheets focus on fundamental math skills including number recognition, counting, basic addition, and more. With captivating illustrations and interactive activities, children will develop essential math foundations while having fun. Perfect for at-home learning or supplementing preschool curriculum, our worksheets make math both accessible and enjoyable for little ones. Download now from Kids Academy to give your child an early advantage in mastering basic math concepts through playful practice!


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Understanding Place Value Ones and Tens

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Sort and Count to the Moon Worksheet
Sort and Count to the Moon Worksheet

Sort and Count to the Moon Worksheet

Little space explorers will love counting, sorting and strengthening number sense with this galactic worksheet! They'll use traceable lines to sort pictures of stars, planets and rockets into categories according to properties. After sorting, they'll count each item and fill in the boxes. Bold pictures make it fun and build critical thinking skills.
Sort and Count to the Moon Worksheet
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Tens and Ones Worksheet
Tens and Ones Worksheet

Tens and Ones Worksheet

Help your child make math fun with this worksheet! Count the blocks on both sides and enter the total in the box below the figures. This will help them overcome any math-related anxieties they might have and let them enjoy the learning process.
Tens and Ones Worksheet
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Smart Shopping: Trade Tens for a Hundred Worksheet
Smart Shopping: Trade Tens for a Hundred Worksheet

Smart Shopping: Trade Tens for a Hundred Worksheet

Use this worksheet to test counting skills: each bag has 10 pears. Ask your child how many pears are in 10 bags. Guide them as they count through the printout and check the answer below. See if they got it right!
Smart Shopping: Trade Tens for a Hundred Worksheet
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Finding 4 in the Forest Worksheet
Finding 4 in the Forest Worksheet

Finding 4 in the Forest Worksheet

Before starting, have your kids count as high as they can. Ask them to identify the setting and point out the 4s. Trace 4 and draw your own. Help your kids circle all the 4s they can find in the forest. How far can they count? How well did they find the hidden 4s?
Finding 4 in the Forest Worksheet
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Adding Up to 5 in the Forest: Page 75
Adding Up to 5 in the Forest: Page 75
Adding Up to 5 in the Forest: Page 75
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Add up the Dollars Worksheet
Add up the Dollars Worksheet

Add up the Dollars Worksheet

Money is key in life. It buys what we love and need. Get students to learn with exercises full of colour and familiar items like this worksheet. It shows two kids and some money. Ask pupils to use their fingers to add the money and check the box with the right answer.
Add up the Dollars Worksheet
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Parents and teachers play a critical role in early childhood education, and fostering an interest in basic math for 4-year-olds is crucial for several reasons. At this age, children's brains are highly receptive to new information, and early math skills form the foundation for more complex mathematical concepts they will encounter later. Introducing young children to basic math helps them develop fundamental skills like number recognition, counting, and simple addition and subtraction, which are essential for their future academic success.

Early math practice is not just about numbers; it enhances critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and cognitive development. Children learn to recognize patterns, compare quantities, and understand spatial relationships, all of which are applicable in everyday life. These foundational skills also strengthen a child's ability to focus, follow directions, and persist through challenges — traits that are valuable in all learning areas.

Additionally, incorporating math into fun, everyday activities nurtures a positive attitude toward the subject. When children see math as enjoyable and relevant, they are more likely to develop a lasting interest and confidence in their abilities, thereby reducing anxiety around the subject as they progress through school. Therefore, parents and teachers should prioritize basic math practice to give children a strong start in their educational journey.