List of Math Skills for Pre Kindergarten or Nursery

Shapes

Identify circles, squares, and triangles
Identify squares and rectangles
Identify cubes and pyramids

Count to 3
Count dots (up to 3)
Count shapes (up to 3)
Count objects (up to 3)
Represent numbers (up to 3)

Count to 5
Count dots (up to 5)
Count shapes (up to 5)
Count objects (up to 5)
Represent numbers (up to 5)

Count to 10
Count dots (up to 10)
Count shapes (up to 10)
Count objects (up to 10)
Represent numbers (up to 10)

Count to 20
Count dots (up to 20)
Count shapes (up to 20)
Count objects (up to 20)
Represent numbers (up to 20)

Comparing
Compare groups (fewer or more)
Compare in a chart (fewer or more)
Compare in a mixed group

Positions
Inside and outside
Left and right
Left, middle, and right
Above and below
Top and bottom

Classify
Same
Different
Same and different
Classify by color

Size
Long and short
Tall and short
Light and heavy
Holds more or less
Compare height, weight, and capacity
Wide and narrow

Money
Pennies and nickels
Dimes and quarters
Pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters
Count pennies