Number Harbor · Counting

Counting Stars

A group of stars, fruit or other familiar pictures appears on screen. Your child counts the pictures and taps a number below them. The spoken question names what to count. Each round shows one kind of picture, so you can focus together on how many are there.

Play Counting Stars free Ages 2–6

Every game is free for every family until 20 November 2026. No card, no payment.

What it practises

Count the pictures in a visible group
Match a counted quantity to a written numeral

How the levels grow

Seed Level 1
Sprout Level 2
Bloom Level 3
Flourish Level 4
Shine Level 5

Ages 2–4 can meet groups up to three, four, five, six and seven across levels 1–5. They choose between three numerals throughout. Ages 4–6 have higher maximum group sizes: six, eight, ten, twelve and fourteen. Their first two levels offer three numeral choices; levels 3–5 offer four. Each target is drawn from one up to that level's maximum, so later rounds can still show a small group. Every session has five rounds.

Ages 2–4 play on the Pre-Nursery path and ages 4–6 on the Kindergarten path. Good play climbs a level; a hard day holds it, and a level earned is never taken away.

What you might notice

Does your child count each picture once?
Do they connect their last count word with a numeral?

Try it at home

Place up to three whole socks on a clear surface. Move each sock aside as you count together. Write the total on paper and read it aloud. For an older child, add another sock and count again, keeping the set small enough to inspect.

Not in this game: The game does not practise writing numerals or counting objects by touch.

Home-learning units that use it

Playgroup: One, Two, Three One for Each
Nursery: Numbers to Ten Notice One, Two or Three
KG 1: Numbers to 20 More, Fewer or the Same Guess, Then Count
KG 2: Two Equal Shares Counting in 2s, 5s and 10s Measuring with Hands and Cubes Money and Shopping Sorting and Tally Charts
Ready for Class 1: Numbers to 100: Tens and Ones Odd and Even Numbers Equal Groups (Multiplication) Sharing and Grouping (Division) Coins and Notes Length and Mass Volume and Picture Graphs