Grade PreK • Mathematics • Number Concepts
Number Concepts Vocabulary
- Number: a word, symbol, or figure that represents a quantity
- Greater: bigger, more
- Less: smaller, fewer
- Equal: having the same value or amount
- Cardinality: the number of items in a set
- Subitize: recognize the number of objects in a set without counting (e.g., seeing 5 dots and saying "five" without counting each dot)
Number Concepts Activities
- Count every day objects such as jellybeans in a bowl, pennies in a jar, cheerios in a baggie, etc.
- Find numerals on common objects such as license plates, highway signs, price tags, clothing, etc.
- Practice counting with your child while doing various activities-driving in the car, jumping rope, waiting in line at a store, etc.
- Use cards to compare numbers (remove the face cards). Have each player take a card; identify who has more, less, or if the values are equal.
- Count how many eggs are in an egg carton. How many more are needed to fill the carton?
- Put items such as socks, stickers, toys, food, etc. into groups and talk about which group has more or less items using the terms greater than and less than.
- Roll a die and count the dots. Say the number. What number comes before? What number comes after?
Number Concepts Online Activities
Curious George: Bubbles Links to an external site.
Concentration Links to an external site.
Okta's Rescue Links to an external site.
Curious George: Monkey Jump Links to an external site.
Whack a Mole Links to an external site.
Curious George: Bunny Ride Links to an external site.
Curious George: Dogs Links to an external site.
Count to 10 Links to an external site.