DK Workbooks: Math, Pre-K: Learn and Explore

Early math takes shape one small discovery at a time: recognizing a numeral, counting a handful of objects, or spotting how two shapes differ. DK Workbooks: Math, Pre-K: Learn and Explore gives preschoolers pencil-and-paper practice with these first concepts through short, clearly directed activities.

From first numbers to counting to ten 🔢

Written by Linda Ruggieri, with Alison Tribley as educational consultant, the workbook begins with numbers 1, 2, and 3, then builds toward 10. Children practise writing numerals and number words, counting pictured objects, and connecting each quantity with its matching number.

Math concepts children can see and compare

Activities move beyond number recognition into shape matching, simple addition and taking away one, and comparisons such as more or fewer. Children also encounter position words, color sorting, and everyday measurement ideas including long and short, light and heavy, wide and narrow, and tall and short.

Everyday practice, with support nearby

Money activities introduce the idea of counting pennies, while the answer section and parents’ notes give adults a reference for supporting the exercises. A certificate of achievement offers a simple way to mark a child’s progress through the workbook.

A gentle starting point for preschool math

The brief prompts and pictured exercises make this a practical choice for young learners beginning to explore numbers, shapes, quantities, and comparisons. Sit together for a page or two, let the child try each activity, and use the examples as a starting point for noticing math in familiar things.