Counting Body Parts

Counting can be really fun with these easy-to-print body parts. They are a big hit at a special needs school in Slovenia where we are using them since this spring.

The children like them much more than blank beans or beads and learn about their body and numbers at the same time. As you can see in the pictures we ask kids to put the correct number of objects on the dots next to each number.

We find using physical objects helps associate numbers to their symbols. A pair of feet, ears and a