Make Number Week fun and simple with this preschool math planner featuring hands-on counting activities, number art, sensory play, snacks, songs, and book ideas inspired by How to Count to ONE by Caspar Salmon.
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How to Count to One Weekly Planner
Get ready to count, create, sing, and snack your way through Number Week! This week’s themed planner is packed with hands-on alphabet, math, sensory, art, and snack ideas designed to help preschoolers build number confidence in fun and meaningful ways.
At the heart of our week is the playful and clever picture book, How to Count to One (And Don’t Even THINK About Bigger Numbers!) by Caspar Salmon and illustrated by Matt Hunt. This laugh-out-loud read-aloud flips traditional counting on its head, inviting children to focus on “just ONE” while naturally strengthening observation skills, number sense, and early math thinking. It’s the perfect spark for a week full of number discovery.
Inside this week’s theme, you’ll find a Weekly Number Planner that makes it easy to incorporate learning into your daily routine. We’re sharing:
- Alphabet connections with number words
- Hands-on math games and counting challenges
- Creative number art projects
- Tasty number-themed snack activities
- Sensory bins and playful exploration
- Number songs to get little learners moving
- A curated list of favorite number books for preschoolers
Whether you’re teaching at home or in the classroom, this week’s plan is designed to be simple, engaging, and developmentally appropriate — helping your child build early math skills through play.
Let’s make numbers something to celebrate all week long!
How to Count to One by Casper Salmon
How to Count to One: (And Don’t Even THINK About Bigger Numbers!) is a wonderfully playful and clever picture book that preschoolers will love at storytime. Rather than teaching counting in the usual way, it uses humor and reverse psychology — the narrator insists kids only ever count to one even when there are many items on a page — which makes young listeners giggle and engage actively.
The bright, busy illustrations and direct, conversational text encourage kids to spot one specific thing on each spread, boosting attention and early number sense. At the end, there’s even a fun challenge to count up to 100 if they want to extend the learning.
A delightful read-aloud that’s fun and interactive for ages roughly 3–5.
Don’t have the book? You can listen to a Read Aloud of How to Count to 1 on YouTube.
Number Songs for Preschoolers
Add music and movement to your Number Week with these fun and engaging counting songs! 🎶 Singing helps preschoolers build number recognition, strengthen memory, and develop one-to-one correspondence — all while having fun.
These upbeat videos count from 1–20 in playful, easy-to-follow ways that encourage kids to sing along, move their bodies, and practice counting with confidence. Whether you use them during circle time, as a brain break, or to kick off your math activity, these number songs make learning feel like a celebration.
Turn up the volume and start counting!
Number song 1-20 for children | The Singing Walrus
Count by 1’s to 20 NOW! | Jack Hartmann
Counting Up To 20 | Super Simple Songs
Number Themed Schedule of Activities for Preschoolers
Each week we provide a simple plan of activities for you and your preschoolers to do together. Although we don’t have a strict schedule the one shown below works really well if you are planning a full week.
If not you can always carry out the activities on a single day or across a couple.
Number Weekly Planner for Preschoolers
Number Weekly Planner Inspired by How to Count to One
Make Number Week fun and simple with this preschool math planner featuring hands-on counting activities, number art, sensory play, snacks, songs, and book ideas inspired by How to Count to ONE by Caspar Salmon.
Create a playful sensory activity with this Number Match Sensory Bin for number week.
Here are some additional Math Sensory Bin Ideas.
Work on literacy and math skills with this fun Rainbow Number Word Matching Activity for kids!
Plus you can create a fun DIY Number Book for preschoolers is a creative way to reuse your puzzle pieces to help you child learn their numbers.
Go on a fun Number Scavenger Hunt with your child for math fun this week.
Here are some additional Number Activities for Preschoolers.
This simple Number Trail Mix is a fun way to get kids involved in packing their own snacks AND sneak in a little math practice too.
You can also try this Goldflsh Counting Snack Idea too.
Try this fun Paint and Peel Math Craft Project for preschoolers: an easy hands-on activity combining painting with number learning that keeps kids engaged and builds early math skills through playful creativity.
You can also download the free How Count to One Activity Sheets from the publisher Nosy Crow.
Number Books for Kids
Build number sense through storytime with these engaging and playful counting books for preschoolers! Each of these favorites helps children explore numbers in meaningful, memorable ways — through rhythm, repetition, colorful illustrations, and interactive storytelling.
From silly counting adventures and rhythmic number patterns to space-themed countdowns and colorful spot-filled stories, these books help reinforce number recognition, one-to-one correspondence, and early math confidence. They’re perfect for circle time, bedtime reading, or adding to your Number Week activities.
Here are even more of our favorite Number Books for Kids to enjoy as you count, read, and learn together!
- Mouse Count by Ellen Stoll Walsh
- On the Launch Pad by Michael Dahl
- Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3 by Bill Martin Jr. and Michael Sampson
- Dog’s Colorful Day by Emma Dodd
- 10 Little Rubber Ducks by Eric Carle
- Ten Black Dots by Donald Crews
As you wrap up Number Week, remember that building early math skills doesn’t require worksheets or pressure — just playful moments woven into your day. Counting crackers at snack time, spotting numbers on a walk, singing a favorite number song in the car, or rereading How to Count to ONE for the tenth time all help strengthen number sense in meaningful ways.
Use the Weekly Planner in a way that works for your family. Pick one activity a day or mix and match based on your child’s interests and energy level. The goal isn’t perfection — it’s playful learning and growing confidence with numbers.
Here’s to raising curious little mathematicians, one number at a time!
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