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Building Number Sense ActivityBuilding Number Sense Activity
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Oregon Department of Education
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Pre-K - 1st
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Math
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Year
2009
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Building Number Sense

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It's never too early to begin a child's math education. This collection of fun hands-on activities engage youngsters in building their number sense as they learn how to count objects, identify numerals, compare amounts, and much more.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

counting, number sense, cardinality, one-to-one correspondence, counting by 1, counting to 10, comparing amounts, counting to 50

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Use these activities as a series of teacher-led learning centers in pre-school or kindergarten classrooms
  • Laminate the activity instructions and printable materials, allowing them to be reused year after year
  • Use the included forms to record observations and notes about the development of children's number sense during each activity

Classroom Considerations

  • Activities require the use of dice, Unifix® cubes, snap cubes, and other math manipulatives, which may need to be purchased if not already available at your school site

Pros

  • Resource provides dozens of questions that teachers can use to support student learning
  • Suggestions are offered for extending the activities included in this collection
  • All necessary printable materials are included for each learning activity

Cons

  • None

Common Core

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