The ABCmouse Learn to Count Program
Designed for Children Ages 2–8
The ABCmouse Counting Program is built into the program’s comprehensive math curriculum and builds counting skills step by step from toddlerhood through second grade, beginning with number and quantity awareness and learning to count each object once. Children progress to recognizing numerals and quantities, counting groups of objects from 1 to 10 and then 20, counting on from different starting numbers, and eventually skip counting by 5s and 10s. As their skills grow, the curriculum expands counting and cardinality from 1–10 in preschool and pre-K to 1–100 in kindergarten, 1–120 in first grade, and 1–1,000 in second grade, helping build a foundation for addition, subtraction, place value, and other math concepts
What Your Child Can Learn with the ABCmouse Learn to Count Program
⭐ Recognize and name numerals and
understand the quantities they represent
⭐ Say numbers in sequence and count
objects using one-to-one correspondence
⭐ Count on from any number
through 1,000
⭐ Count from 1 to 10, then expand their
counting to 20, 100, 120, and
eventually 1,000
⭐ Count forwards and backwards
⭐ Skip count by 5s and 10s and develop
more advanced skip-counting skills
⭐ And so much more!
Why Parents Choose the ABCmouse Counting Program
❤️ The counting program comes with comprehensive math
curriculum created by education experts
❤️ Helps children progress from number recognition to counting
and other foundational math concepts
❤️ Personalized Math Learning Path that grows with your child
❤️ Thousands of engaging activities that build counting
confidence with play
❤️ Supports homeschool families, classroom learning,
and after-school learning
❤️ Includes educational games, books, songs, videos,
puzzles, guided lessons, and printable activities (coming soon)
❤️ Research-backed curriculum trusted by millions of families
How ABCmouse Helps Children Learn to Count
ABCmouse helps children learn to count through a gradual progression that builds from early number awareness to more advanced counting skills. The program teaches and reinforces skills through games, activities, guided lessons, puzzles, and songs, giving children multiple opportunities to see, hear, and practice counting concepts as they build a strong foundation for later math learning.
Learn
Children learn to count through guided lessons, books, songs, and educational videos that introduce new concepts in age-appropriate ways.
Practice
Interactive games, puzzles, and activities provide hundreds of opportunities to strengthen skills with counting and number sense.
Apply
Children use their growing counting skills to solve problems, complete engaging challenges, and apply what they’ve learned in everyday situations.
Reinforce
Repeated exposure across multiple learning formats helps strengthen mathematical understanding, problem-solving skills, and confidence.
How ABCmouse Helps Children Learn to Count
ABCmouse helps children learn to count through a gradual progression that builds from early number awareness to more advanced counting skills. The program teaches and reinforces skills through games, activities, guided lessons, puzzles, and songs, giving children multiple opportunities to see, hear, and practice counting concepts as they build a strong foundation for later math learning.
Learn
Children learn to count through guided lessons, books, songs, and educational videos that introduce new concepts in age-appropriate ways.
Practice
Interactive games, puzzles, and activities provide hundreds of opportunities to strengthen skills with counting and number sense.
Apply
Children use their growing counting skills to solve problems, complete engaging challenges, and apply what they’ve learned in everyday situations.
Reinforce
Repeated exposure across multiple learning formats helps strengthen mathematical understanding, problem-solving skills, and confidence.
How ABCmouse Builds Counting Skills Step by Step
ABCmouse introduces counting concepts in a gradual sequence, helping children build on early number skills as they progress to counting larger quantities and using counting in more advanced math.
Step 1: Getting to Know Numbers
Children begin with numeral awareness and number-sequence awareness, and will practice the following skills:
⭐ Learning to recognize numbers
⭐ Learning to name numbers
⭐ Become familiar with number order
Step 2: Counting Objects
Children learn that counting represents an actual quantity. They will practice:
⭐ Counting objects using
one-to-one correspondence
⭐ Recognizing and counting
small quantities
⭐ Comparing groups to determine
which has more or less
Step 3: Counting in Sequence
Children expand from counting small groups to larger groups and counting in number order. They will learn to:
⭐ Count to 10
⭐ Count to 20
⭐ Count on from any number
Step 4: Skip Counting & Larger Numbers
As their counting skills grow, children work with increasingly larger numbers and learn more advanced counting skills. They will practice:
⭐ Skip counting by 5s and 10s
⭐ Counting and cardinality to 100
⭐ Counting and cardinality to 120
⭐ Counting and cardinality to 1,000
Step 5: Using Counting for More Advanced Math
Children’s counting skills begin supporting other concepts in preparation for the more complex math topics in the ABCmouse math program, such as:
⭐ Beginning addition and subtraction
⭐ Working with number lines
⭐ Place value
What’s Included in the ABCmouse Learn to Count Program
Your ABCmouse subscription includes a comprehensive online counting and math program designed to help children build confidence with number recognition, counting, reading and writing numbers, place value, skip counting, addition, subtraction, and more. Through a carefully sequenced learning path, children progress from recognizing their first numerals to understanding increasingly advanced math concepts. Your subscription also includes access to more than 13,000 educational activities across reading, math, science, social studies, art, coding, and music that support learning from age 2–8.
ABCmouse Is a Comprehensive Early Learning Program
While this page highlights our Number Learning Program, your ABCmouse subscription also includes complete learning programs in reading, math, science, social studies, art, coding, and music. With more than 13,000 educational activities, children can continue building skills across multiple subjects as they learn and grow.
ABCmouse Is a Comprehensive Early Learning Program
While this page highlights our Number Learning Program, your ABCmouse subscription also includes complete learning programs in reading, math, science, social studies, art, coding, and music. With more than 13,000 educational activities, children can continue building skills across multiple subjects as they learn and grow.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does ABCmouse help children learn to count?
ABCmouse teaches counting through a gradual progression that begins with number awareness, number sequence, and counting objects one at a time. Children move on to recognizing quantities and numerals, counting to larger numbers, counting on, and skip counting as their skills grow.
What counting skills can children learn with ABCmouse?
Children can practice recognizing and naming numbers, saying numbers in sequence, counting objects using one-to-one correspondence, comparing quantities, counting on from different numbers, and skip counting. The curriculum gradually introduces larger number ranges as children progress.
What numbers does ABCmouse teach children to count to?
ABCmouse builds counting skills over time. Counting and cardinality progresses from 1–10 in preschool and pre-K to 1–100 in kindergarten, 1–120 in first grade, and 1–1,000 in second grade.
How do counting skills prepare children for other math concepts?
The ABCmouse sequence builds from counting into related concepts such as adding one more, addition and subtraction, number lines, place value, and working with larger numbers. For example, preschool introduces adding one more after early quantity and counting lessons, while later grades introduce operations and place value.
ABCmouse Premium
- $14.99/month or $79.99/year
- Unlimited access to 13,000+ learning activities
- Personalized Learning Paths for up to three children
- Full Reading and Math Learning Paths unlocked
- Full access to Parent Tools
- Safe and 100% ad-free
ABCmouse Basic
- Free
- Limited access to a curated selection of up to 10 learning activities per day
- Only one child profile
- Safe and 100% ad-free
Tip: Premium subscribers can add on access to the ABCmouse Assessments Center (at an additional fee), which provides a clear view of your child’s reading and math progress through short assessments that highlight strengths, growth, and areas where additional support may be helpful.
