Share this subitising activity with your students to give them hands-on practise subitising to 10.
This Subitising Activity Is Great in a “Pinch!”
Looking for a hands-on subitising activity to give your students practise subitising small collections up to 10? This resource has got you covered! All you need are some pegs or dry-erase markers to get your students subitising.
This resource includes:
- Subitising clip cards 1 – 10
- Teacher instructions
- Student instructions
- Answer key cards
This subitising activity is a great addition to your stations, and would also work well as an independent activity for fast finishers or as a guided group activity.
What Is an Example of Subitising?
If your students ever ask why they need to learn to subitise, point them to these examples from daily life:
- Dice games: Through subitising, players can instantly recognise what number they rolled.
- Card games: At a glance, players can subitise how many cards their opponents have left.
- Shopping: Shoppers can use subitising to quickly tell how many items are available or the number they have placed in their cart.
- Cooking: Cooks subitise ingredients in their recipes to be able to prepare food more efficiently.
- Friends and Family – Subitise to instantly tell if everyone in your group is where they should be.
Instructions:
- Print the subitising cards on cardboard and then cut them apart. Laminate for longevity.
- Provide students with a card and either pegs or a dry-erase marker if you laminated the cards.
- Students look at the number in the center and clip or circle every shape with that many symbols.
- Students check their answers with the provided answer cards.
Print, Cut and Clip
This subitising activity is available in easy-to-print PDF and Google Slides format. Use the drop-down arrow located on the download button to choose which option works best for your students.
This resource was created by Lauren Borst, a teacher and a Teach Starter collaborator.
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