Magician’s Trick [Counter and Producer 10+]

Activity Type: Whole Group & Center
Counter and Producer (10+)

Quick Description:

Children use counting cards placed in numerical order and use their "magician's tricks" (counting) to tell which card it is without looking.

(This Building Blocks activity was modified in a research project* building activities that develop both mathematics and executive function competencies.)

*Development and Research in Early Mathematics Education (DREME)

Special Thanks To

Institute of Education Sciences
The research reported here was supported by the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, through grant numbers R305K050157, R305A120813, R305A110188, and R305A150243. to the University of Denver. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent views of the Institute or the U.S. Department of Education.