Subitizing, perceptual (instant recognition of a quantity of objects) and conceptual (recognizing smaller groups of objects and adding them together), is an important early math skill which will aid students as they progress to more difficult topics.

Write-the-Room with Dice, Tally Marks and Fingers:

Each of these resources contain four sets divided into winter themes. These sets can be mixed and matched to create even more learning opportunities!

• Pink frame: Flowerpots
• Blue frame: Birds
• Green frame: Trees
• Purple frame: Mushrooms

The 5-Frames resource contains the following four sets of ten objects:

• Pink frame: Flower Pot (pots placed sequentially in five frame)
• Yellow frame: Butterfly
• Blue frame: Umbrella
• Green frame: Seed Packet

The Scatter Count resource contains the following four sets of ten objects:

• Green frame: Earth Day
• Purple frame: Easter eggs
• Pink frame: animals
• Blue frame: assorted objects

Select the cards you wish to have your students practice. Laminate, cut out and post at various locations around the room. If you use mini-clipboards in your classroom, simply fold the pages in half and have your students complete one side at a time. Alternatively, the cards may be placed into a container for use at a learning center.

Counting Pages: Half-page answer sheets for each set are provided for the children to record their answers. These are ideal for use with mini-clipboards which are easier for young children to manage. Also provided are pages with three response options from which to select the correct amount.

Do your students need an extra challenge? Additional full-page recording sheets have been included for the children to: (1) convert to a five-frame/10-frame for Scatter Count, (2) write what comes after, (3) write what comes before, and (4) write what comes both before and after.

I Have. Who Has?

The focus of this packet is on subitizing/counting five-frame or dice, shapes or fingers 1-5. There are 24 cards in each game. In addition, you will need the six small Flower Activity Cards which should be copied back-to-back in advance.

General instructions: (1) Optional: Place the six small Flower Activity Cards in a pocket chart at the front of the class before game play. The flower side should be revealed. (2) Pass out an “I have. Who has?” card to each child in your class. If you have extra cards, the teacher can keep them and play along, or they may be passed out so that some students have two cards. If you do not have enough cards for your entire class, the children without cards can either share with another student or earn a special privilege, such as choosing which student will begin play of the game. (3) Select a child to begin play by reading his/her card. S/he will need to say both the quantity and the color of the objects/numeral on her/his card. (4) The student with the “answer” to the first child’s card then reads next. If a spring symbol is called, the child with that particular card comes forward to the front of the class and selects one of the Flower Activity Cards from the pocket chart. S/he then does what is revealed on the other side. Several of the cards indicate special classroom privileges which may be “cashed in” later in the school day. (5) Play continues until all the cards have been read.

Have fun with these activities.

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