Practice Counting Objects in Art

Khan Academy

This video features a guided walkthrough of an interactive math exercise that combines basic counting skills with art appreciation. The narrator demonstrates how to count specific objects—such as people, wheels, faces, and bottles—within famous works of art by artists like Winslow Homer, Andy Warhol, and Mary Cassatt. The video models one-to-one correspondence by pointing to each item while counting aloud, reinforcing cardinality. The core themes are early numeracy, observation, and the intersection of math and art. The video emphasizes accuracy in counting sets of objects ranging from small groups (3 items) to larger sets (16 items). It also implicitly teaches students to distinguish between target objects (e.g., counting only the wheels, not the whole car) and introduces the structure of grid-based arrangements versus naturalistic scenes. For educators, this resource is an excellent tool to make math drills more engaging and visually stimulating. It connects abstract numbers to concrete visual examples, making it suitable for early childhood education. Teachers can use this video to model counting strategies, such as tracking objects with a finger or cursor to avoid double-counting, and to spark discussions about the artwork itself, bridging the gap between STEM and the arts.