How high should a 5 year old be able to count?

Answer 1

My 5 (almost 6) year old boy can count to 100. However, he has had the advantage of a wonderful Head Start program that really gave him some great skills. I would say 20 is reasondable for the average normal 5 year old who isn't in school, or who is just starting.

Answer 2

It truly depends on the background and what he has been taught before. Most children can at least count to ten around 3 years old. Since a 5 year old is Kindergarten age, he/she should be at least counting to 20 or 30. It's sometimes easier for kids to skip count first (5, 10, 15 etc.). If you are concerned about where your child should be, ask his teacher what he/she is learning in the classroom and match that or go even higher in the number system. My suggestion is: If the child only knows how to count to 10, then begin counting each day to ten. Make something fun of it for example counting their toys. Then the following week count with him/her to 20 by using another technique. It's probably going to take some time to get to 50 or 100, but if you keep working on it they will get it. CHILDREN are SPONGES at this age...they will get it fast if you keep working with him for a few short minutes a day! Good Luck

Answer 3

I don't know how high they "should" be able to count. But if you make a point of counting with them (and make it fun, not work), they can certainly learn to count to 100 even a year or more before that. Play hide-and-seek and count to higher and higher numbers before it's time to go look. Count how many seconds they can stand on one foot or how many seconds it takes to drive down the road to your house. Whatever. Once they get 1-20, they really only need to learn the tens.

I'd add that it's way more important for a 5-year-old to actually be able to count ... that is, assign 1-to-1 correspondence and count each thing only one time, like when you put pennies on the table ... then it is for them to be able to recite numbers up to 100. If they're still working on the first skill, that's much more useful and I'd focus on that. Board games are good for that ... try starting with Hi-Ho-Cherry-O if your child is still working on the lower numbers.

Answer 4

That depends on the child really I would have to say. I think the more the child is worked with the better they will do. At the preschool I work at we teach the kids to count to 20 in Enlish and Spanish..There were several that wanted to learn more and we gave them the chance and they can count to 100. But then again it all depends, we had 2 kids that went into kendergarten this year and could read really well! So dont worry if your cant count to 100 or even 25...Just work with them and know that you will do your very best to teach that child what you can...Good luck and have a happy holiday!

Answer 5

Every child is deferent, my 5 yr old at the time was learning so slowly, she`s 9 now and a proper bright spark. I have a 2 yr old sister (Im 35 today..... I know, my dads a dirty old dog! lol) this is the gospel honest truth, she could count to 10 by the time she was 14 months old, tell you every colour when you pointed at it and tell you what every animal you can think of sounds like. I think its cos of the amount of time my dad spends with her, as he`s home all day and seems to have never ending patience. She amazes people by the fact that she can hold a full conversation with them. Like i said tho, theres no definate, every childs different.

Answer 6

little ones improve and mature at distinctive expenditures. it rather is a mistake to think of that there are particular "milestone" achievements at specific an prolonged time, and it rather is much greater of a mistake to attempt to rigidity them into some form of straightjacket of fulfillment in accordance to three pseudoscientific concept of progression. Such theories are little better than own evaluations or prejudices. except you have some greater significant information that the youngster is "at the back of" (how do you establish that ? What standards are you judging by utilising ? Is it purely his counting that concerns you ?), then provide up demanding approximately it, and end projecting your opinion directly to the boy. while you at the instant are not careful you will get him demanding and in touch, and then he will commence falling at the back of. If he hasn't even started college yet, counting to 10 seems a splendidly sensible fulfillment. What reason or experience has he have been given which might require him to correctly known better than that at that age ? If he's as clever as you think of, he will learn without postpone while the time is ripe.

Answer 7

It depends on the child. My three - year - old can count to 50, and do addition/subtraction. But Hubby is a math geek, so he probably inherited it from him! =) At least I can take credit for the reading. Anyway, let the child go at his or her own pace. They only need to be able to count to 20 for kindergarten screening.

Answer 8

It depends on the child. They all learn at their own pace. Just start out with a reasonable number... like 30. If they can count to that number then slowly raise the number by tens, or more if they seem to be understanding it quickly enough. Whatever you do though, don't push them.

Answer 9

my son is 6 will be 7 in Jan he could count to 10 at 1 years old he started school at 1 years old in early head start he was talking real good at 10 months he started walking at 6 months.. he can now count to 1000 he has been to early head, head start,per k and now he is a first grad kid he is a very smart kid but i have always did learning stuff with him he is in first grad but on a 4 grade level of reading i am very proud of him but i think it is how u work with kids how much they will know and learn as the grow u have to work with your kids at home as well as them learning in school and other places.....

Answer 10

My 5 year old can count to 244 (learned by counting the centimeters marks on a cloth tape measure).

Most should probably be able to count to at least 20.