Help your students build a strong foundation in number sense with this engaging collection of subitizing worksheets, math centers, games, and hands-on activities! Designed for Kindergarten and First Grade with research-based math practices in mind, this resource helps children learn to recognize quantities instantly instead of counting each object one by one.

Through a carefully planned progression of hands-on activities, students develop visual number sense, mathematical confidence, and the foundational skills they need for counting, composing numbers, and future counting, composing numbers, and addition. Whether you're introducing subitizing for the first time or providing extra practice, this resource makes learning meaningful, engaging, and developmentally appropriate.

✨ WHAT'S INCLUDED

• 23 Structured skill-building worksheets
• Hands-on recording pages
• Independent practice
• Review pages
• Student assessments

HANDS-ON MATH ACTIVITIES & CENTERS

• Build the Pattern
• Flash and Remember
• Partner Quick Look
• Clip Cards
• Cover Cards
• Ten Frame Match
• Finger Count Match
• Subitizing Puzzles
• Roll and Build
• I Have, Who Has?
• Write and Wipe Mats
• Subitizing Review Mats
• Pocket Chart Activities

🎯 SKILLS COVERED

Students will:

• Instantly recognize quantities to 5 without counting.
• Develop perceptual and conceptual subitizing.
• Recognize structured dot patterns and finger patterns.
• Match quantities to numerals.
• Strengthen visual discrimination.
• Build flexible thinking about numbers.
• Develop the strong number sense needed for future counting and addition.

🧠 DESIGNED USING MATH BEST PRACTICES

This resource follows a research-based progression that helps students develop conceptual understanding before moving to more advanced number sense skills.

Students learn through:

• Explicit, sequential instruction
• Hands-on practice and exploration
• Meaningful practice through a variety of engaging activities
• Independent and partner activities
• Spiral review to strengthen retention
• Developmentally appropriate practice that builds confidence without unnecessary repetition

Rather than memorizing, students develop a deep understanding of quantities that prepares them for counting, composing numbers, and addition.

🎨 PERFECT FOR

• Math Centers
• Guided Math
• Small Groups
• Independent Practice
• Morning Tubs
• Intervention & RTI
• Early Finishers
• Homework
• Homeschool
• Assessment & Review

💛 WHY TEACHERS LOVE THIS RESOURCE

• Research-based instructional progression
• Low-prep activities that are easy to print, organize, and use year after year.
• Hands-on learning that keeps students engaged
• Consistent routines that build independence
• Multiple opportunities for meaningful practice
• Designed to develop lasting number sense, not just memorization

📚 PART OF THE DRAGONFLY BAY NUMBER SENSE SERIES

This resource is Unit 1: Subitizing in the Dragonfly Bay Number Sense Series.

Each unit focuses on one essential number sense skill, giving students the strong foundation they need through a clear, developmentally appropriate progression.

Continue building number sense with: (Links Coming Soon)

• Unit 2: Counting & Cardinality
• Unit 3: Number Recognition
• Unit 4: Number Formation
• Unit 5: Comparing Numbers
• Unit 6: Number Order
• Unit 7: Building Numbers
• Unit 8: Ten Frames
• Unit 9: Part-Part-Whole
• Unit 10: Number Sense to 20
• Unit 11: Number Sense Intervention

⭐ Start your students' number sense journey with Unit 1! This foundational resource introduces subitizing before moving into counting, number recognition, and other essential number sense skills taught throughout the Dragonfly Bay Number Sense Series.

📁 FILE DETAILS

• Printable PDF
• PowerPoint™ Slide Shows
• Worksheets, activities, and math centers
• Teacher directions included
• Designed for Kindergarten and early First Grade

📚 STANDARDS ALIGNMENT

CCSS: CCSS.K.CC.B.4, CCSS.K.CC.B.4b, CCSS.K.CC.B.5

TEKS: TEKS.MA.K.2.B, TEKS.MA.K.2.C, TEKS.MA.K.2.D

VA SOL: VA SOL.NS.K.1.a, VA SOL.NS.K.1.b

Build strong mathematical thinkers from the very beginning with engaging activities that help students truly understand numbers—not just count them.

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