Tagged as: Dot cards

Series: Focus on Play

A New Focus for Familiar Card Games

April 29, 2019

Here you can download cards and simple-to-learn game ideas to help young children build their understanding of early math concepts such as cardinality, composing and comparing numbers, and allowing them to subitize.

Topic: Number Sense
Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
Tags Subitizing, Play, Games, Equivalence, Dot cards, Family Math, Cardinality, En Español, download

Series: Focus on the Child January 29, 2019

Many Ways to See How Many

Regardless of how high a preschooler can rote count, a child’s sense of what those numbers actually mean develops gradually. We call this understanding number sense, and it requires relating numbers to real quantities.

Topic: Number Sense
Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
Tags Estimation, Unifix Cubes, Subitizing, Gesture, Dot cards

Series: Ideas at Work September 11, 2018

Preschool Number Sense Routine Perfect for Transitions

Moving from one activity to another just got a lot more mathematical with this simple routine that builds early number sense with preschoolers.

Topic: Number Sense
Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
Tags Subitizing, Dot cards

Series: Focus on the Lesson August 17, 2018

Dot Card Transition Activity

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, allowing them to subitize.

Topic: Number Sense
Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
Tags Subitizing, Dot cards

Series: Focus on Play August 25, 2016

Matching Cards Game in PreK

A quick matching game with dot cards is a fun way for preschoolers to practice recognizing small sets without counting.

Topic: Number Sense
Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade
Tags Subitizing, Games, Dot cards

Series: Ideas at Work October 3, 2014

First Grade Number Talks Ideas from a First Grade Teacher

This blog post provides some great ideas for first grade Number Talks sessions. These 10-15 minute activities can be centered around the rekenrek or dot cards and are designed to reinforce students’ understanding of number…