The purpose of this How Many Do You See? is for students to recognize quantities without counting and to describe how they know how many dots are displayed.

• “We used our fingers to show how many dots there are. Use your fingers to show how many teachers are in our classroom.”
• “Tell your partner how many teachers are in our classroom.”

The purpose of this activity is for students to recognize small groups of objects in their classroom environment. Students recognize and name groups of objects as well as images of objects they see in the classroom. Small groups of up to 4 objects, such as 2 pencils or 3 books, may be strategically placed around the classroom before the activity begins. While students may find or count larger groups of objects, monitor for students who identify small groups of objects without counting. When students use number names to describe groups of objects in the classroom, students are relating quantity to physical objects (MP2). 

• “How do you count the objects?”
• “Identify a group of 1–4 objects. How many _____ are there? How do you know?”

• “What groups of objects did you find in our classroom?”
• “How did you know how many objects were in the group?” (I just saw it. I counted. I saw 2 and 1 more and I know that is 3.)

The purpose of this activity is for students to choose from activities that focus on using math tools and recognizing quantities without counting. 

Students choose from any of the previously introduced stages of these centers:

• Connecting Cubes
• Pattern Blocks
• Geoblocks
• Picture Books

• Invite previously selected students to share their work.
• “How can we describe what _____ made?”