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Subitizing with Dice Games - What Could be Easier?

5/10/2019

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Subitizing is such an important early number skill. When Early Years teachers begin Number Talks, they often begin with dot cards that encourage children to see patterns in groups of dots (rather than having to count each dot individually). The Early Years Number Talk Starter Pack that I first shared about this time last year has FREE dot cards to get you started (click the dot cards to download this 60 page resource if you haven't already).
I was demonstrating Number Talks in some early years classes recently, however, and I quickly realised that while my dinosaur egg subitizing cards were a hit, the fact that they had 6/7/8 dots on them meant that they were too difficult for the classes I was working with. Chatting with the teachers afterwards, I recommended dice games. Rolling dice and beginning to recognise the familiar dot patterns on them is an excellent way to encourage subitising for all children - but especially when children are just beginning to learn to subitize. 
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If your class needs practice with early subitising skills, click the link above left for a FREE sample with 2 dice games, as well as a fun Number Recognition listening activity. Like most of the math resource I've been making this year, these are all dinosaur themed (who doesn't love a dinosaur?).

The first dice game in this resource has children roll a single die and trace the correct numeral. Easy, fun counting - but eventually subitising - practice. The second game has children practice adding one to the number they've rolled. Children may well start by counting the dots each roll, but they'll soon progress to recognising the dot patterns and the associated number. 

The listening activity that is also included is always a favourite, and it lets you target both number recognition and listening skills. You call out a number and a color (instructions are given, although you can always make up your own), and  the children have to trace (or colour) that number using the color you've specified. 

If you like these free sample games and the listening activity, the complete (60+ page)resource is available by clicking on the first picture on the left below:
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