Grades K–1: How Many Do You See? Numbers 6–10

Students practice subitizing — quickly seeing how many objects are in a small set — up to 10 objects to develop their number sense as they describe how they saw different arrangements of dots.

By Kristin Gray

Learning goals: This Math Routine takes about 10 minutes and can be used at the start of class to build engagement, encourage discourse, and develop number sense. Today's Goals • Develop number sense. • Language Goal: Count to answer how many. (Speaking and Listening) Prep Checklist • Click Project Screens to show this activity to the class. • Select how long an image is projected for: 1, 2, or 3 seconds; or ∞ (which keeps the image projected). • Screens 1-6 show arrays of dots; Screens 7-12 show dots of different sizes and/or colors; Screens 13 -14 show five frames and dots of different colors; Screens 15-18 show five frames and dots of the same color.