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Tavi: Counting Spoons

One familiar object. Four ways to explore counting, matching, and sharing.

Ages 2.5–7 · 4 activity levels

Draw, erase, and try again on a tablet. Printing is optional. Enter a parent’s or caregiver’s email address and we’ll send the download link for printable PDFs.

Tavi at a woodland table with four silver teaspoons

Choose a comfortable starting point

Four pages.
Room to try

Touch and count, find a missing spoon, select a group, or share equally.

Ages are a starting point. Choose the task that fits today.

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For the grown-ups

Count together

Touch each spoon once, then ask how many there are altogether. Give your child time to check or try again.

On the tablet, use Answer for choices and numbers. Use Pen to draw and color. Check my work checks answers, not neatness.

Answers and little hints

Ages 2.5–3: 4 spoons. Age 4: 1 more spoon. Age 5: 4 spoons; leave the forks out. Ages 6–7: 4 left, then 3 on each tray. Start each puzzle with all six spoons.

Why counting things differs from saying numbers →

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