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

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.