Subitise collections up to 6
(e.g. dotted dice)
Ladybird Spots
Timeframe: 5-10mins
Audience: Individuals
Materials: Device
Summary: Students can participate in counting, making and ordering tasks for numbers from 1 to 10. Dots are arranged in different ways to encourage some flexible thinking and counting.
Guiding questions: How did you count? Where did you start? Are there any patterns on the ladybird’s back that you can see and know straight away how many are in that group?
Source: TopMarks https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/ladybird-spots
Bunny Ears
Timeframe: 5-10mins
Audience: Whole class
Materials: Printed tens frame flashcards with numbers 0-10 displayed as dots
Summary: The teacher holds a tens frame flashcard up to the whole class. Students must look at the card and work out what number is shown. Then, they use their fingers to show that number, and hold both hands up to their heads like ears. After each one, spend time discussing some of the below questions, and noticing all the different ways that a number can be made. E.g. 8 can be made of 5 fingers on one hand and 3 on the other, or another student might show 4 fingers on each hand.
Guiding questions: How did you know that was the correct number? What did your brain do? Do you count on the dots? Do you look for how many spaces are empty? How did you decide which fingers to show?
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