Jumbo Playing Cards or Index Dotted Cards

Children turn over the jumbo playing card and count aloud verbally as they place glass stones on each dot.  They use these cards when they are beginning to learn to count.  The cards help them to place the correct amount of math counters on the card.  The object is numeral identification and counting.  You can also use index cards with color sticker dots and make your own set of counting cards.  With the index cards I went up to 20 for the children that needed a challenge.

Making Sets

Children will use index cards for small counting mats.  Children can count out sets of objects onto each index card.  In photo children where grouping sets of 4.  Children turn over number cards and identify the number on the card.  Next children will make sets or groups of objects that represent that number.  Children choose what counters that they want to use.

Path Games

Children can roll a game dice and count the amount of spaces to move their game piece around the path.  Place stickers in each square to make a theme path game.  You can also make path games that are less challenging by placing stickers in a straight line.  

Path Game

Ice Tray counting Game

To play each child needs an ice tray and math tub counters.  Students sit around a table and take turns rolling the dice.  Students must place the correct number of math tub counters into the ice tray that corresponds with the dots on the die.  The object of the game is to fill your ice tray with math tub counters.  You can also use number dice for number recognition.

Counting and Adding Trays

Children will build counting and adding skills.  Children will select a math card ring and math counting tub.  Children will place math counters into ice tray to work out basic addition math skills.

Adding Rings

Simple Subtraction Trays

Subtraction Rings

Mystery Box

Children reach into the box to find a number.  After the number has been pulled out of the box the child identifies the number and finds the corresponding counting card.  (Mystery box was made by cover a Kleenex box with construction paper and place foam numbers inside.  Counting ring was made with different stickers 1-10)

Hanging the laundry out to dry

Children use numeral identification skills and counting skills to put the numerals in order on the clothes line.  Make items to hang out to dry base on the theme of study.

Math Question

Use a pocket chart for this activity.  I found foam stickers to make my chart, but you can use any kind of stickers.  You can also make the chart based on the theme of study.

·          I see ____ trucks.

·         I see ____ cars.

·         I see ____ trains.

·         I see ____ planes.

·         I see ____ sail boats.

Number Hunt

·         Children choose any 10 numbers from the magnetic number manipulatives. 1-20)

·         Teacher shuffles a stack of number cards.  Teacher calls out a number to the children.

·         Children look to see if they have that number, and if they do, the number is put back in the number tub.

·         Keep playing until everyone has cleared all of their numbers.

*Number Match Get a supply of plastic eggs.  On one half of the egg write a number and on the other half put dots to match that number.  Place eggs in a basket and have the children match the number to the corresponding dots.