Fall Counting Worksheet - Practice counting autumn objects like leaves, pumpkins, and squirrels.
A fall-themed counting worksheet for children featuring autumn items like leaves, pumpkins, acorns, squirrels, and owls, with instructions to count each item and write the number in the box below.
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Let’s count each item carefully, one by one.
We have 6 items to count:
1. Maple leaf
2. Pumpkin
3. Owl
4. Hedgehog
5. Acorn (with oak leaf)
6. Squirrel
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Step 1: Count the maple leaves
Look for the classic pointed maple leaf shape (not the oak leaf with acorn).
- Top row: 1 (middle), 1 (right side near hedgehog) → that’s 2? Wait — let’s go row by row.
Actually, better to scan all rows:
Row 1 (top):
→ One maple leaf in middle
→ One on right (next to hedgehog) → that’s 2 so far? Wait no — the one next to hedgehog is actually a different leaf? Let me check again.
Wait — looking closely:
The worksheet has two types of leaves:
- Maple leaf (pointy, 5–7 lobes)
- Oak leaf (rounded lobes, attached to acorn)
So we only count the maple leaves, not the oak leaves.
Let’s list them:
Top row:
- Left: owl
- Then: oak leaf + acorn → NOT counted
- Then: maple leaf → #1
- Then: oak leaf + acorn → NOT counted
- Then: hedgehog
Second row:
- Left: oak leaf + acorn → NOT counted
- Squirrel
- Squirrel
- Owl
- Maple leaf → #2
- Squirrel
Third row:
- Hedgehog
- Maple leaf → #3
- Maple leaf → #4
- Pumpkin
- Oak leaf + acorn → NOT counted
- Pumpkin
Fourth row:
- Squirrel
- Squirrel
- Pumpkin
- Squirrel
Fifth row:
- Oak leaf + acorn → NOT counted
- Squirrel
- Hedgehog
- Maple leaf → #5
- Oak leaf + acorn → NOT counted
Sixth row (bottom before boxes):
- Maple leaf → #6
- Pumpkin
- Owl
Wait — I think I missed some.
Let me do this more systematically.
I’ll go column by column or just scan every single item and mark which are maple leaves.
List of all positions (approximate grid):
Row 1:
1. Owl
2. Oak+Acorn
3. Maple Leaf ← 1
4. Oak+Acorn
5. Hedgehog
Row 2:
6. Oak+Acorn
7. Squirrel
8. Squirrel
9. Owl
10. Maple Leaf ← 2
11. Squirrel
Row 3:
12. Hedgehog
13. Maple Leaf ← 3
14. Maple Leaf ← 4
15. Pumpkin
16. Oak+Acorn
17. Pumpkin
Row 4:
18. Squirrel
19. Squirrel
20. Pumpkin
21. Squirrel
Row 5:
22. Oak+Acorn
23. Squirrel
24. Hedgehog
25. Maple Leaf ← 5
26. Oak+Acorn
Row 6:
27. Maple Leaf ← 6
28. Pumpkin
29. Owl
Wait — that’s only 6? But let me double-check because I might be missing one.
Looking again at Row 3: after the two maples, there’s pumpkin, then oak+acorn, then pumpkin — correct.
Row 5: squirrel, hedgehog, then maple leaf — yes.
Row 6: first item is maple leaf — yes.
But wait — in Row 1, position 3 is maple leaf — yes.
Row 2, position 10 — yes.
Is there another one?
What about between Row 4 and 5? No.
Wait — look at the bottom section — the answer boxes show what we’re counting. The first box is for maple leaf — and above it, we need to count how many appear in the whole page.
Perhaps I should count again, very slowly.
Let me number each maple leaf I see:
1. Top center — between two oak/acorns
2. Right side, second row down — next to owl and squirrel
3. Third row, left-center — next to hedgehog
4. Third row, center — next to previous maple
5. Fifth row, right side — next to hedgehog and oak/acorn
6. Bottom row, far left — above its own box
That’s 6.
But wait — is there a seventh?
Look at the area near the bottom right — above the squirrel box — is that a maple leaf? No, that’s an oak leaf with acorn.
Another spot: between the pumpkins in row 3? No, those are pumpkins.
Hmm. Maybe 6 is correct.
But let’s try counting other items first to verify method.
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Count Pumpkins:
Pumpkins are round with stem.
Row 3: two pumpkins (positions 15 and 17)
Row 4: one pumpkin (position 20)
Row 6: one pumpkin (position 28)
Total = 4 pumpkins.
Check: yes, four pumpkins visible.
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Count Owls:
Owls have big eyes and ears.
Row 1: one owl (left)
Row 2: one owl (center-right)
Row 6: one owl (far right)
Total = 3 owls.
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Count Hedgehogs:
Hedgehogs are spiky balls.
Row 1: one (far right)
Row 3: one (far left)
Row 5: one (center-left)
Total = 3 hedgehogs.
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Count Acorns (with oak leaf):
These are paired — oak leaf + acorn.
Row 1: two (positions 2 and 4)
Row 2: one (position 6)
Row 3: one (position 16)
Row 5: two (positions 22 and 26)
Total = 6 acorns.
Wait — position 22 and 26 are both oak+acorn — yes.
So 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 6.
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Count Squirrels:
Squirrels have bushy tails.
Row 2: three squirrels (positions 7,8,11)
Row 4: three squirrels (positions 18,19,21)
Row 5: one squirrel (position 23)
Total = 3 + 3 + 1 = 7 squirrels.
Wait — let’s list:
Row 2:
- Position 7: squirrel
- Position 8: squirrel
- Position 11: squirrel → 3
Row 4:
- Position 18: squirrel
- Position 19: squirrel
- Position 21: squirrel → 3
Row 5:
- Position 23: squirrel → 1
Total = 7.
Yes.
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Now back to maple leaves.
Earlier I counted 6.
But let me recount specifically for maple leaves only.
Go through entire image mentally:
Start top left:
1. Owl — no
2. Oak+acorn — no
3. Maple leaf — YES (1)
4. Oak+acorn — no
5. Hedgehog — no
Next row:
6. Oak+acorn — no
7. Squirrel — no
8. Squirrel — no
9. Owl — no
10. Maple leaf — YES (2)
11. Squirrel — no
Next row:
12. Hedgehog — no
13. Maple leaf — YES (3)
14. Maple leaf — YES (4)
15. Pumpkin — no
16. Oak+acorn — no
17. Pumpkin — no
Next row:
18. Squirrel — no
19. Squirrel — no
20. Pumpkin — no
21. Squirrel — no
Next row:
22. Oak+acorn — no
23. Squirrel — no
24. Hedgehog — no
25. Maple leaf — YES (5)
26. Oak+acorn — no
Bottom row:
27. Maple leaf — YES (6)
28. Pumpkin — no
29. Owl — no
Only 6 maple leaves.
But wait — is there one more? What about near the bottom, between the hedgehog and the last oak/acorn? That’s position 25 — already counted.
Or above the squirrel in row 5? No.
Perhaps I missed one in row 3? Positions 13 and 14 are both maple — counted.
Maybe the leaf next to the pumpkin in row 3? No, that’s oak+acorn.
I think 6 is correct.
But let me cross-validate with total items.
Total items in the drawing area:
Rows:
Row 1: 5 items
Row 2: 5 items
Row 3: 6 items? Wait — let's count per row properly.
Actually, the layout isn't perfectly aligned, but roughly:
There are about 29 items as I listed earlier.
Breakdown:
- Maple leaves: ?
- Pumpkins: 4
- Owls: 3
- Hedgehogs: 3
- Acorns: 6
- Squirrels: 7
Sum: 4+3+3+6+7 = 23
Then maple leaves must be 29 - 23 = 6? But total items may not be 29.
Better to trust direct count.
I recall now — in such worksheets, sometimes there are tricks.
Wait — look at the very bottom, above the answer boxes.
In the sixth row (last row of illustrations):
Leftmost: maple leaf — counted as #6
Then pumpkin — counted
Then owl — counted
No others.
Perhaps there is a maple leaf hidden? Unlikely.
Another way: the answer sheet has six boxes to fill, one for each type.
And from standard versions of this worksheet online (though I shouldn’t rely on that), but since I can’t, I’ll stick with my count.
Final decision:
After careful recounting, here are the totals:
- Maple leaf: 6
- Pumpkin: 4
- Owl: 3
- Hedgehog: 3
- Acorn: 6
- Squirrel: 7
But wait — acorns: I said 6, but let me confirm:
Acorns (each with oak leaf):
1. Row1 pos2
2. Row1 pos4
3. Row2 pos6
4. Row3 pos16
5. Row5 pos22
6. Row5 pos26
Yes, 6.
Squirrels: 7 — confirmed.
Pumpkins: 4 — confirmed.
Owls: 3 — confirmed.
Hedgehogs: 3 — confirmed.
Maple leaves: 6 — confirmed.
So the answers to write in the boxes are:
First box (maple leaf): 6
Second box (pumpkin): 4
Third box (owl): 3
Fourth box (hedgehog): 3
Fifth box (acorn): 6
Sixth box (squirrel): 7
Final Answer:
6, 4, 3, 3, 6, 7
We have 6 items to count:
1. Maple leaf
2. Pumpkin
3. Owl
4. Hedgehog
5. Acorn (with oak leaf)
6. Squirrel
---
Step 1: Count the maple leaves
Look for the classic pointed maple leaf shape (not the oak leaf with acorn).
- Top row: 1 (middle), 1 (right side near hedgehog) → that’s 2? Wait — let’s go row by row.
Actually, better to scan all rows:
Row 1 (top):
→ One maple leaf in middle
→ One on right (next to hedgehog) → that’s 2 so far? Wait no — the one next to hedgehog is actually a different leaf? Let me check again.
Wait — looking closely:
The worksheet has two types of leaves:
- Maple leaf (pointy, 5–7 lobes)
- Oak leaf (rounded lobes, attached to acorn)
So we only count the maple leaves, not the oak leaves.
Let’s list them:
Top row:
- Left: owl
- Then: oak leaf + acorn → NOT counted
- Then: maple leaf → #1
- Then: oak leaf + acorn → NOT counted
- Then: hedgehog
Second row:
- Left: oak leaf + acorn → NOT counted
- Squirrel
- Squirrel
- Owl
- Maple leaf → #2
- Squirrel
Third row:
- Hedgehog
- Maple leaf → #3
- Maple leaf → #4
- Pumpkin
- Oak leaf + acorn → NOT counted
- Pumpkin
Fourth row:
- Squirrel
- Squirrel
- Pumpkin
- Squirrel
Fifth row:
- Oak leaf + acorn → NOT counted
- Squirrel
- Hedgehog
- Maple leaf → #5
- Oak leaf + acorn → NOT counted
Sixth row (bottom before boxes):
- Maple leaf → #6
- Pumpkin
- Owl
Wait — I think I missed some.
Let me do this more systematically.
I’ll go column by column or just scan every single item and mark which are maple leaves.
List of all positions (approximate grid):
Row 1:
1. Owl
2. Oak+Acorn
3. Maple Leaf ← 1
4. Oak+Acorn
5. Hedgehog
Row 2:
6. Oak+Acorn
7. Squirrel
8. Squirrel
9. Owl
10. Maple Leaf ← 2
11. Squirrel
Row 3:
12. Hedgehog
13. Maple Leaf ← 3
14. Maple Leaf ← 4
15. Pumpkin
16. Oak+Acorn
17. Pumpkin
Row 4:
18. Squirrel
19. Squirrel
20. Pumpkin
21. Squirrel
Row 5:
22. Oak+Acorn
23. Squirrel
24. Hedgehog
25. Maple Leaf ← 5
26. Oak+Acorn
Row 6:
27. Maple Leaf ← 6
28. Pumpkin
29. Owl
Wait — that’s only 6? But let me double-check because I might be missing one.
Looking again at Row 3: after the two maples, there’s pumpkin, then oak+acorn, then pumpkin — correct.
Row 5: squirrel, hedgehog, then maple leaf — yes.
Row 6: first item is maple leaf — yes.
But wait — in Row 1, position 3 is maple leaf — yes.
Row 2, position 10 — yes.
Is there another one?
What about between Row 4 and 5? No.
Wait — look at the bottom section — the answer boxes show what we’re counting. The first box is for maple leaf — and above it, we need to count how many appear in the whole page.
Perhaps I should count again, very slowly.
Let me number each maple leaf I see:
1. Top center — between two oak/acorns
2. Right side, second row down — next to owl and squirrel
3. Third row, left-center — next to hedgehog
4. Third row, center — next to previous maple
5. Fifth row, right side — next to hedgehog and oak/acorn
6. Bottom row, far left — above its own box
That’s 6.
But wait — is there a seventh?
Look at the area near the bottom right — above the squirrel box — is that a maple leaf? No, that’s an oak leaf with acorn.
Another spot: between the pumpkins in row 3? No, those are pumpkins.
Hmm. Maybe 6 is correct.
But let’s try counting other items first to verify method.
---
Count Pumpkins:
Pumpkins are round with stem.
Row 3: two pumpkins (positions 15 and 17)
Row 4: one pumpkin (position 20)
Row 6: one pumpkin (position 28)
Total = 4 pumpkins.
Check: yes, four pumpkins visible.
---
Count Owls:
Owls have big eyes and ears.
Row 1: one owl (left)
Row 2: one owl (center-right)
Row 6: one owl (far right)
Total = 3 owls.
---
Count Hedgehogs:
Hedgehogs are spiky balls.
Row 1: one (far right)
Row 3: one (far left)
Row 5: one (center-left)
Total = 3 hedgehogs.
---
Count Acorns (with oak leaf):
These are paired — oak leaf + acorn.
Row 1: two (positions 2 and 4)
Row 2: one (position 6)
Row 3: one (position 16)
Row 5: two (positions 22 and 26)
Total = 6 acorns.
Wait — position 22 and 26 are both oak+acorn — yes.
So 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 6.
---
Count Squirrels:
Squirrels have bushy tails.
Row 2: three squirrels (positions 7,8,11)
Row 4: three squirrels (positions 18,19,21)
Row 5: one squirrel (position 23)
Total = 3 + 3 + 1 = 7 squirrels.
Wait — let’s list:
Row 2:
- Position 7: squirrel
- Position 8: squirrel
- Position 11: squirrel → 3
Row 4:
- Position 18: squirrel
- Position 19: squirrel
- Position 21: squirrel → 3
Row 5:
- Position 23: squirrel → 1
Total = 7.
Yes.
---
Now back to maple leaves.
Earlier I counted 6.
But let me recount specifically for maple leaves only.
Go through entire image mentally:
Start top left:
1. Owl — no
2. Oak+acorn — no
3. Maple leaf — YES (1)
4. Oak+acorn — no
5. Hedgehog — no
Next row:
6. Oak+acorn — no
7. Squirrel — no
8. Squirrel — no
9. Owl — no
10. Maple leaf — YES (2)
11. Squirrel — no
Next row:
12. Hedgehog — no
13. Maple leaf — YES (3)
14. Maple leaf — YES (4)
15. Pumpkin — no
16. Oak+acorn — no
17. Pumpkin — no
Next row:
18. Squirrel — no
19. Squirrel — no
20. Pumpkin — no
21. Squirrel — no
Next row:
22. Oak+acorn — no
23. Squirrel — no
24. Hedgehog — no
25. Maple leaf — YES (5)
26. Oak+acorn — no
Bottom row:
27. Maple leaf — YES (6)
28. Pumpkin — no
29. Owl — no
Only 6 maple leaves.
But wait — is there one more? What about near the bottom, between the hedgehog and the last oak/acorn? That’s position 25 — already counted.
Or above the squirrel in row 5? No.
Perhaps I missed one in row 3? Positions 13 and 14 are both maple — counted.
Maybe the leaf next to the pumpkin in row 3? No, that’s oak+acorn.
I think 6 is correct.
But let me cross-validate with total items.
Total items in the drawing area:
Rows:
Row 1: 5 items
Row 2: 5 items
Row 3: 6 items? Wait — let's count per row properly.
Actually, the layout isn't perfectly aligned, but roughly:
There are about 29 items as I listed earlier.
Breakdown:
- Maple leaves: ?
- Pumpkins: 4
- Owls: 3
- Hedgehogs: 3
- Acorns: 6
- Squirrels: 7
Sum: 4+3+3+6+7 = 23
Then maple leaves must be 29 - 23 = 6? But total items may not be 29.
Better to trust direct count.
I recall now — in such worksheets, sometimes there are tricks.
Wait — look at the very bottom, above the answer boxes.
In the sixth row (last row of illustrations):
Leftmost: maple leaf — counted as #6
Then pumpkin — counted
Then owl — counted
No others.
Perhaps there is a maple leaf hidden? Unlikely.
Another way: the answer sheet has six boxes to fill, one for each type.
And from standard versions of this worksheet online (though I shouldn’t rely on that), but since I can’t, I’ll stick with my count.
Final decision:
After careful recounting, here are the totals:
- Maple leaf: 6
- Pumpkin: 4
- Owl: 3
- Hedgehog: 3
- Acorn: 6
- Squirrel: 7
But wait — acorns: I said 6, but let me confirm:
Acorns (each with oak leaf):
1. Row1 pos2
2. Row1 pos4
3. Row2 pos6
4. Row3 pos16
5. Row5 pos22
6. Row5 pos26
Yes, 6.
Squirrels: 7 — confirmed.
Pumpkins: 4 — confirmed.
Owls: 3 — confirmed.
Hedgehogs: 3 — confirmed.
Maple leaves: 6 — confirmed.
So the answers to write in the boxes are:
First box (maple leaf): 6
Second box (pumpkin): 4
Third box (owl): 3
Fourth box (hedgehog): 3
Fifth box (acorn): 6
Sixth box (squirrel): 7
Final Answer:
6, 4, 3, 3, 6, 7
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