Lesson 1
Children identify, without counting, the number of dots on paper plates and in the digital Jungle Gym game.
Circle Time
Dot Plates
5–10 min.
Children QUICKLY identify or compare the number of dots on a plate.
View ActivityLearning Centers
Jungle Gym
10–15 min.
Digital Learning Center: Children choose and decorate a robot with stickers, then dangle robots with the same number of dots together on the jungle gym.
View ActivityJungle Gym Board Game
15–20 min.
Hands-On Learning Center: In this board game, children roll a die and then move their robot game pieces across the rungs of a jungle gym to the finish line.
View ActivitySubitizing Books
10–15 min.
Book Corner: Children read subitizing books.
View ActivitySnack
Bugs on a Rock
10–15 min.
Children assemble snacks with edible sets of “bugs.”
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