Counting and Cardinality – Lesson 9 for Kindergarten

Match the Numbers: Dice and Tallies!


Kindergarten math activity helping children count from 1 to 6 by recognizing numbers in forms like dice patterns, numerals, and tally marks through playful exploration.

Matching 1 to 6

Goal

Counting and Cardinality

The student will learn to count from 1 to 6. They will also learn to recognize these numbers in different forms. (Die, Number, Tally marks)


Activity Prep

  • Download & print the PDF below  (3 versions total)

  • 1 die 🎲

  • Writing tools (pencils, colored pencils, markers, etc)

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How to Play

Number of Players: 

  • 1 player

Setup:

  • Download and print the PDF.

Playing:

  1. The player rolls a die.

  2. Find the matching die on the column, then color the dots.

  3. Count the dots, then connect it to the matching number.

  4. Connect another line from the number to the matching tally marks.

  5. When you have connected all boxes, you are done!


Common Core

  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.A.1 (Count to 100 by ones and by tens.)

  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.B.4.A (When counting objects, say the number names in the standard order, pairing each object with one and only one number name and each number name with one and only one object.)

  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.A.3 (Write numbers from 0 to 20. Represent a number of objects with a written numeral 0-20 (with 0 representing a count of no objects).

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