Fun Subitising Worksheets for Early Learners 

These subitising worksheets offer varied number recognition and subitising practise. Students will gain experience subitising with dice, objects, spots, tallies, fingers, snap cubes and more, enhancing their cognitive flexibility as they learn to subitise up to 12. 

This resource includes the following: 

• Two cut-and-paste worksheets 
• Two colour-by-number worksheets
• Three “subitise with dice” worksheets
• Answer keys for all worksheets

Use this versatile worksheet set along with whole group instruction, as stations work, in independent practise, or in guided groups. 

How to Teach Subitising to Foundation

There are many strategies teachers can employ to teach their foundation students to subitise. Here are some ideas you can try in your classroom: 

• Dice Games: Regularly incorporate games that require dice to play so students get frequent practise subitising to six with structured arrangements. 
• Dot Flash: Display an arrangement of dots to students for one second. Ask the students how many dots they saw. Students enjoy playing this in partners with whiteboards. 
• Subitising Search: Encourage students to point out small collections of objects in everyday life that they can subitise. 
• Maths Manipulatives: Curate a robust collection of maths manipulatives and templates that encourage students to subitise, such as MAB blocks, ten frames, snap cubes, beans, counters and more. 

Easy to Download and Integrate

These subitising worksheets are available in both easy-to-print PDF and Google Slides format. Click the drop-down arrow located on the download button to choose the option that suits your classroom. 

This resource was created by Lauren Borst, a teacher and a Teach Starter collaborator.

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