Fall Subitizing Math Center

In the beginning of the school year, we work hard on building up our number sense, and often that includes a lot of games involving counting and of course working with numbers. One skill we work on developing is subitizing, or the ability to recognize an amount of objects without counting. This fall themed subitizing math center is a great way to work on the skill of subitizing with ten frames with your kids this season!

Fall Subitizing Math Center

We “subitize” as adults all the time without necessarily realizing it, and pretty quickly into the school year, kids will become more and more proficient at it also. How does this help them?

Well, take for instance rolling a die. We play a ton of dice games in the classroom, and often at the beginning of the year, kids count the dots one by one. However the more we play, the faster they are at subitizing the total, or knowing the amount they roll without having to count.

This fall math center takes that concept and applies it to ten frames, something else they are very familiar with in Kindergarten!

Typically when we use ten frames, kids see the dots filled starting at the upper left corner, but it’s important for them to realize that no matter where the dots are, there are always ten spaces.

This allows them to work on subitizing strategies such as “if one row is empty I know there are 5” or “if there are 2 over there and 1 over there I know that’s 3.” It’s not always easy, and yes, sometimes they are counting, but it’s a great beginning to flex those number sense muscles!

Simply print out the tree cards, laminate them, and then place them in a math center with copies of the recording sheets.

Students will pick a tree, read the number, and then color a ten frame that shows that amount!

Grab the Fall Subitizing Math Center

Ready for some subitizing fun? Grab your copy of this fall subitizing math center by clicking the yellow button at the very end of this post. 

Then, for more print and play centers, hop over and grab our fall math and literacy centers!

More Fall Fun

Looking for more awesome fall ideas your kids are sure to love? Check out these super fun and free activities, crafts, and printables from some of my favorite kid’s activities bloggers!

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT:

Scarecrow Craft // I Heart Crafty Things

Fall Initial Sound Match-Up Free Printable // A Dab of Glue Will Do

Fall Sight Word Dash // Playdough to Plato

Fall Letter Tracing Printables // The Letters of Literacy

Apple Word Building // Recipe for Teaching

Scarecrow Busy Box // Teach Me Mommy

Fall Tree Number Sense Activity // Mom Inspired Life

Pumpkin CVC Game // Pages of Grace

Fall Apple Picking Math with Free Printables // Homebound but Hopeful

Fall Nature Scavenger Hunt // Science Kiddo

24 Free Fall Puzzles // Liz’s Early Learning Spot

Fall Subitizing Math Center // The Kindergarten Connection

Rhyming Acorns Fall Literacy Activity // Mrs. Jones’ Creation Station

Fall Number Activities (0 to 10) // Fairy Poppins

Free Fall Printables // Stay at Home Educator

Fall Parts of Speech Sort // Sara J Creations

Fall Leaves Number Match // Schooling a Monkey

(Not Shown) Preschool Scarecrow Counting Activity // M is for Monster

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Alex is a Kindergarten teacher with a passion for making learning fun and engaging. She's earned a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education, and Masters Degrees in Special Education and Curriculum Design. Alex is a night owl, coffee lover, and she owns more than 2,000 children’s books. Alex lives with her husband and their big black Labrador, Tank.

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