Other Examples:
A child is shown the five side of a game die (4 dots arranged as a square, with one dot in the middle). When asked “How many?” the child answers “Five!”
Help your student become a(n) Perceptual Subitizer to 5
Activities throughout the day naming the number in sets of 1 to 5 and game-like opportunities to name the number in sets only seen for 2 seconds or less help develop this fundamental numeracy concept. Simple, high-contrast items (e.g., black dots on white paper plates) focus children's attention on the number in the set.