Number Play

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Subject Area

Mathematics

Grade(s)

K

Overview

Number Play is a virtual simulation tool that can be utilized during math workshops to support the investigation of numbers, quantities, cardinality, and subitizing. The simulation can be scaffolded by teachers and utilized by students in a variety of ways: subitize to 5, subitize to 10, predict the next number in a sequence, identify the number of objects in a set, and count objects to 20. Through purposeful play, students can explore and demonstrate their understanding of these concepts by utilizing the simulation platform. This tool could be used at the beginning of a mini-lesson (such as a form of number talk) or during math workshop as a task for students to engage with.

Mathematics (2019) Grade(s): KG

MA19.K.3

Write numerals from 0 to 20.

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Vocabulary

  • Numeral
  • Number

Knowledge

Students know:
  • how to match numeral name with sets of objects.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • write numerals from 0 to 20.
  • Represent numbers from 0 to 20.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • a written numeral represents a number of objects.
Mathematics (2019) Grade(s): KG

MA19.K.3a

Represent 0 to 20 using concrete objects when given a written numeral from 0 to 20 (with 0 representing a count of no objects).

Mathematics (2019) Grade(s): KG

MA19.K.4

Connect counting to cardinality using a variety of concrete objects.

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Vocabulary

  • Cardinality
  • One to one correspondence
  • Hierarchical inclusion

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Use one to one correspondence when counting objects.
  • how to rote count in consecutive order.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • count objects with one to one correspondence.
  • Indicate the number of objects.
  • Explain one more.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • a number represents a quantity.
Mathematics (2019) Grade(s): KG

MA19.K.4c

Indicate that the number of objects in a set is the same regardless of their arrangement or the order in which they were counted.

CR Resource Type

Interactive/Game

Resource Provider

PhET Interactive Simulations; University of Colorado Boulder

License Type

Attribution

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