123 game

123 game uses pictures of fingers to help children connect a quantity with its written number. Made by nau.kids, it presents counting as a visual choice: look at the hands, work out how many fingers are shown, and select the correct answer. The useful skill here is recognizing a number from an everyday reference that a learner can reproduce with their own hands.

Count before choosing

Click the answer that matches the displayed quantity. On a touch screen, select the answer with a tap. Take time to identify each raised finger rather than choosing a familiar numeral immediately. Counting aloud can help a child keep their place, especially when the picture uses more than one hand.

An adult can make the exercise more concrete by showing the same quantity on their fingers and asking the learner to compare it with the picture. Let the child explain the choice before selecting it. This turns an answer into a small counting exercise and makes it easier to notice where a mistake happened.

A next step with numbers

Use short sessions and revisit quantities that need more practice. Speed is less useful than a reliable connection between the pictured fingers, the spoken number, and its written form. For a different number activity after basic counting, Multiplication Roulette moves the focus toward multiplication practice.