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Kindergarten · Math · Unit 3 of 8

Quick Look Counting

How many? See it in a flash!

What your child practises

Practises seeing small amounts, 1 to 6, at a glance in familiar arrangements such as dice and dot patterns, without counting one by one. Ask your child to tell you how they saw it: “I saw 2 and 2.”

Prince Edward Island Curriculum curriculum outcome: 1.2 · seeing small amounts at a glance in dice and dot arrangements

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practise.

  1. Look at the dots without counting each one.
  2. Some patterns are easy to know: 1, 2, 3.
  3. Put small groups together to find how many.

Example: You see 3 dots and 3 dots. How many? Say 3, then count on 3 more. That is 6. Answer: 6

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    How many dots on the die? ⚀

    • 4
    • 3
    • 1
    • 2

  2. Question 2

    How many? ●● ●●

    • 3
    • 5
    • 4
    • 1

  3. Question 3

    How many dots on the die? ⚁

    • 2
    • 4
    • 1
    • 3

  4. Question 4

    How many stars? ★★★

    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 1

  5. Question 5

    How many stars? ★★★★

    • 4
    • 3
    • 1
    • 5

  6. Question 6

    How many dots on the die? ⚄

    • 5
    • 1
    • 4
    • 6

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