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Short, animated episodes introducing numbers and basic counting sequences in a fun, story-driven format.

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Learn to Count 1 to 100 | Counting Big Numbers | Maths Cartoons for Kids | Numberblocks

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Subitize with a Pirate [suhb-i-tize]   (pirate math song for kids)

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Subitize Rock (sŭbitize) to 10 | Math Song for Kids | Jack Hartmann

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Upbeat music video to help children practice counting to 100 with movement and song.

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Let's Get Fit | Count to 100 | Jack Hartmann

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Boost executive function and number sense with this fun counting game, in which they must choose the correct number of seeds to match a numeral.

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The goal of this game is to match numerals cards to their corresponding dot cards.

Game Materials

Dot Cards

What's the math in this game?

This game helps children see how written numerals (1, 2, 3...) represent quantities (quantities of dots). Understanding how quantities relate to numerals and number words is an important preschool skill! Support children's learning by pointing out when number words ("two") match written numerals (2) and dot quantities (two dots).

Download Directions for Hungry Numbers

Printable Materials Classroom Resources Purchase Game kits (Coming Fall 2021)

To print at home: There are 7 types of cards in the dot card deck. Each type of dot card can be printed separately on colored paper. We have suggested these colors in the directions, but you can use any paper available to you. For example, you can use blue paper to print the blue circle dot cards.

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The goal of this game is to match numerals cards to their corresponding dot cards. Game Materials Dot Cards What's the math in this game? This game helps children see how written numerals (1, 2, 3...) represent quantities (quantities of dots). Understanding how quantities relate to numerals and number words is an important preschool skill!

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ABCya! * Comparing Number Values | More Than, Less Than, Equal

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ABCya! Practice comparing number values playing a fun more than, less than activity.

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Mental Math - practice quick recall of basic addition facts
Problem Solving - plan ahead to make as many number bonds as possible

Common Core Connection for Grades 1 and 2

Demonstrating fluency for addition within 20.
Use strategies such as counting on and making ten.

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Play Number Bonds 20 at MathPlayground.com! Combine numbers to make sums of 20.

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Base Ten Blocks | Teaching Tools | Toy Theater Educational Games

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Use these blocks of one and ten to model place value and help kids visualize the concept of 10.

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Steve Wyborney's Blog: I'm on a Learning Mission.

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Welcome to Splat! You are only moments away from a VERY POWERFUL, highly interactive number sense strategy that can be used at any grade level!

This post includes 50 (fifty!) free, downloadable PowerPoint math lessons!

Watch the video, download some (or all) of the lessons, and experience what happens when you unleash this resource in your classroom!

I've been excited to click the Publish button on this post for several weeks! It's time!
UPDATE: The Fraction Splat! Series (with 20 more downloadable lessons) is now available!
After reading this blog post, take a look at THE 12 MOST POPULAR MATH STRATEGIES AND DOWNLOADS ON THIS BLOG.

Splat Through 10
How many dots are under the Splat?

Splat Through 20
How many dots are under the Splat?

Multiple Splats
(Note: Splats that are the same color must cover the same number.)
Splat 3.1 - multiple splats Splat 3.2 - multiple splats Splat 3.3 - multiple splats Splat 3.4 - multiple splats Splat 3.5 - multiple splats
Instant Multiple Splat
(Note: An additional feature of this level is the opportunity to ask, "What could the total be?")

Splat 4.1 - Instant Multiple Splats Splat 4.2 - Instant Multiple Splats Splat 4.3 - Instant Multiple Splats Splat 4.4 - Instant Multiple Splats Splat 4.5 - Instant Multiple Splats
2-Color Splat
(Splats of different colors must have different values.)

Splat 5.1 2-color Splat Splat 5.2 2-color Splat Splat 5.3 2-color Splat Splat 5.4 2-color Splat Splat 5.5 2-color Splat Splat 6.2 Instant 2-color Splat Splat 6.3 Instant 2-color Splat Splat 6.4 Instant 2-color Splat Splat 6.5 Instant 2-color Splat
Instant 2-Variable Splat
(Splats of different colors must have different values. Splats of the same color must have the same value.)
Splat 7.1 Instant 2-variable Splat Splat 7.2 Instant 2-variable Splat Splat 7.3 Instant 2-variable Splat Splat 7.4 Instant 2-variable Splat Splat 7.5 Instant 2-variable Splat
Number Splat
(Note: Only the numbers circled on the screen may be used.)
Splat 8.1 - Number Splat Splat 8.2 - Number Splat Splat 8.3 - Number Splat Splat 8.4 - Number Splat Splat 8.5 - Number Splat Splat 9.1 - Instant Number Splat Splat 9.2 - Instant Number Splat Splat 9.3 - Instant Number Splat Splat 9.4 - Instant Number Splat Splat 9.5 - Instant Number Splat
Instant Number Splat with 2 Variables
(Note: Only the numbers circled on the screen may be used, and Splats of different colors must have different values.)
Splat 10.1 - Instant 2-Variable Number Splat Splat 10.2 - Instant 2-Variable Number Splat Splat 10.3 - Instant 2-Variable Number Splat Splat 10.4 - Instant 2-Variable Number Splat Splat 10.5 - Instant 2-Variable Number Splat
NOTE: I wrote each of these lessons using PowerPoint, so I recommend playing them in PowerPoint. If you do not have PowerPoint, you may want to download the PowerPoint viewer so that you can play the lessons.

UPDATE: The Fraction Splat! Series (with 20 more downloadable lessons) is now available!
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I would treasure hearing about your experiences using Splat! to promote number sense in your classroom!

All my best,
Steve

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Model your word problems with Thinking Blocks! Only at MathPlayground.com.

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Short lessons and interactive practice designed to ensure each object is counted exactly once.

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Learn early elementary math-counting, shapes, basic addition and subtraction, and more.

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Learning to count is fun with this range of free educational games for Key Stage 1 children. Start with the simple counting games and progress to numbers up to 100. There are also matching and sequencing numbers activities.

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Free, interactive, learning to count games for 5 to 7 year olds involve numbers from 1 to 100.

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Number: Counting and Cardinality

Children practice several skills as they learn to count. They learn the names for numbers, how to recite them in the correct order, how to count with one-to-one correspondence, how to know how many in all (cardinality), and how to connect this concept of number to written numerals. The sections below discuss some of the mathematical skills that children are building. In mathematics, just as in their language and social/emotional skills, young children vary greatly in what they know and are able to do depending on their development and the experiences they've had. The more that mathematical ideas and play and talk becomes a regular part of their environment, the more they will learn.

View Alls Number: Counting and Cardinality Games

Why is counting and cardinality important in early math? Sub-Topics

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Number: Counting and Cardinality - Young Mathematicians

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Number: Counting and Cardinality Children practice several skills as they learn to count. They learn the names for numbers, how to recite them in the correct order, how to count with one-to-one correspondence, how to know how many in all (cardinality), and how to connect this concept of number to written numerals.

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Comparison of Pairs of Two-Digit Numbers

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Use place value to compare numbers from left to right.

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Teacher-Recommended Math Games That Use Only a Deck of Cards

Looking for math games using just a deck of cards? The teachers of The Community Classroom have curated a list of some of our favorite educational math games. Please see our Top 10 Math Games Using a Deck of Cards below.

Do you have a favorite you don't see below? Add it to the comments, we'd love to learn from you and share your great idea with others.

Bonus: You can download this article as a PDF to share with your faculty, colleagues, or parent group here.

Games That Promote Counting
Builder's Paradise
Directions: Discard the face cards and place the 4 sevens side-by-side. Deal out the rest of the deck to all the players. In each round, players work to add the next higher or lower number in each suit, trying to be the first to have an empty hand. For example, to a seven you would add either an "8" above it or a "6" below it.

Source: Math Geek Mama

Games That Promote Addition​
Race to 100
Directions: Place the deck face down in the center of all players. Each player starts with a score of 0. Flip a card over and add its value to your running total. The first player to reach 100 without going over wins!

Source: 123 Homeschool 4 Me
Go Fish...For 10!
Directions: This is just like Go Fish, but you are fishing for pairs that add up to 10. Have them ask: "I have a 2. Do you have an 8 to make 10?" Change aces to 1 for this game. Added bonus if you use the correct mathematical terms: "I have a 2. Do you have an addend of 8 to make a sum of 10?"

Source: The First Grade Roundup

Games That Promote Fractions, Rounding, and More Challenging Math Skills
Round to the Nearest 10
Directions: Each player is dealt 2 cards. The players find the sum of their cards, then round their sum to the nearest 10. The person who rounds to the largest multiple of 10 wins the cards.

Source: Adventures in Third Grade
Gain or Loss
Directions: Each player starts with 15 points. Values are assigned to face cards. Cards are placed in the center of all of the players. The first player flips a card over. If the card is black, they add it to their total. If it's red, they subtract it. Highest point total when all the cards are gone wins!

Source: Guided Math
Fraction War
Directions: This game is just like war, except each player turns over 2 cards. Then the players make the largest fraction they can with their 2 cards, deciding what should be the numerator and denominator. The player with the largest fraction wins the cards.

Source: Math File Folder Games
Place Value War
Directions: It's war! But with 3 cards and a place value twist. Flip over 3 cards. Each player creates the largest number they can. Players compare numbers, and the largest number wins.

Source: Newark Public Schools
"Mathy" I Spy
Directions: Lay cards in a grid pattern (fewer cards for younger kids, more cards for older kids). Then play I Spy! Clues may be: I spy a number that is less than 4. I spy a number that is a factor of 28. Make the clues up based on the age and ability of your child.

Source: Susan Jones Teaching
Hit The Target
Directions: Lay five cards in the center of all players (facing up). Flip over another card, which is the target number. Players then create an equation in which they can add, subtract, multiply or divide their 5 numbers to hit the target number. Try to use all five cards, but you must use at least 2 cards. The winner takes the cards in the equation, plus the target number. (Whiteboards and markers or paper and writing utensils can be helpful with this game!)

Source: Newark Public Schools

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