Number Matching
Subitising is when you can look at a small group of numbers without counting them individually. It is important as it helps children understand that numbers relate to actual items or a group of items.
Materials:
Dice
How to play:
Roll the dice.
Ask your child how many dots there are.
Ask them to find the card with the same number.
Ask them to place the number on top of the card with the same number of dots.
It may seem a bit repetitive, but the repetition will help them pick up subitising more quickly. For the older ones, it is also good practice for following multi-stepped instructions.
Our daughter was 3 years and 5 months old in this video
Great for:
Early Numeracy - having a solid foundation will go a long way in preparing your children for starting school. Early numeracy skills include knowing their shapes, understanding patterns, counting, 1:1 correspondence, matching, sequencing, classifying, subitising and seriation.
Focus and concentration help children to learn. Most skills are learned by practising them over and over, so being able to block out distractions and focus on particular tasks will help the rate in which they learn.