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Roll a set of 5! AGES 3+

Age 3+, Age 4+, Age 5+, Age 6+, Math, Number Relationships, Number Sense, Number Sense

Here, Kysen is showing how he can decompose numbers less than 5 in more than one way. Simply put five double sided chips in a cup shake them up and pour them out! Then arrange the 5 chips in a row. His challenge was to make every row look different.

Materials (aff link):
Double sided chips
small cup

Here is a video of Kysen doing the activity.

Roll a set of 5! AGES 3+

Roll a set of 5! AGES 3+ Here, Kysen is showing how he can decompose numbers less than 5 in more than one way. Simply put five double sided chips in a cup shake them up and pour them out! Then arrange the 5 chips in a row. His challenge was to make every row look different.Double sided chips here (aff link): https://amzn.to/2K2uHFgFull Details: https://learnasyouplay.net/2019/04/02/roll-a-set-of-5-ages-3/

Posted by LEARN as you PLAY- Early Childhood Activites on Thursday, 28 March 2019

First put 5 double sided chips in a cup. Then shake them up and pour them out!

Next have them put the 5 chips in a line. Then have them read the line to you. For example 4 red and 1 yellow equal 5.

The challenge is to make 5 different rows of 5 (so no row should look the same).

A number bond (sometimes alternatively called an addition fact) is a simple addition sum which has become so familiar that a child can recognize it and complete it almost instantly, with recall as automatic as that of an entry from a multiplication table in multiplication.

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Shann Acevedo

Hi I’m Shann, a Preschool Teacher, mother of three and Creator of Learn As You Play. I have been working as a preschool teacher for 13 years with children ranging from 1- 5 years old. I believe that PLAY is a huge part of children’s learning and development. Children should be active and involved in their learning. Children learn best by doing. My goal is for children to develop a love for learning while having fun!

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