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Series: Focus on the Lesson

Dot Card Transition Activity

Dot Card Transition Activity

August 17, 2018 This is a Video - for grade levels Pre-K, Kindergarten
Tagged Subitizing, Dot cards

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Transition time is a great time for mathematizing a daily routine. This dot card transition is a relatively simple routine that builds number sense in a concrete way.

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Why is this important?

More powerful than traditional numeral flashcards, dot cards encourage children to focus on the cardinal amount of a set of dots. They connect the number word to its quantity. When they have to produce a similar-sized set of fingers, children must translate from one representation (dots) to another representation (fingers) while working with the same quantity.

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