Can I Subitize?
Obj. 20a, 20b, 21a, M4
TLLS: Visual Connection
Instructions:
Get and egg carton, cut it into two rows of three to start.
Get 6 eggs, pompoms and/or any other similar items.
Place them one in each space.
Shout the quantity.
Have fun, be creative and enjoy the outdoors.
Enrichment:
Use a dice and count the dots without counting one by one.
InterACTions:
How many spaces do you have in the egg carton?
Can you count for me as you put each egg into a different space? (Practice this steop many times with different quantities).
Now we will make it more fun. Tell me how many eggs you see now with our counting one by one. (Practice this step many times starting with the lowest amount.
Are you ready for a challenge? Let’s now do it with a ten frame. (Create now two 5 rows and repeat the steps).
Language Strategy:
Visual connection: Wait for the child to look at you before you move to a different quantity.