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. Remember, the perceptual levels are one of the very few times we do not ask "how do you know"--it's just seeing (or hearing) and naming.