Strengthen early number sense through two flexible, hands-on kindergarten activities. Numbers to Build & Play combines an engaging Small Group Kaboom game with an open-ended Loose Parts Numbers invitation so learners can recognize numerals, represent quantities, count carefully, explain their thinking, and practise turn-taking.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
• Small Group Kaboom numeral and action cards
• Kaboom play, show, and record page
• Small Group Kaboom assessment
• Loose Parts Numbers build mat
• Loose Parts Numbers count, create, and record page
• Loose Parts Numbers assessment
• Educator quick-start guide
• Two photographic I Can cards
• Whole-class observation tracker
• Differentiation and next-step suggestions
• Four family connection cards
• Completion certificate
• 14 printable pages total
SKILLS SUPPORTED
• Recognizing and naming numerals 0-5
• One-to-one correspondence
• Matching numerals to quantities
• Representing quantities with fingers and loose parts
• Drawing and recording mathematical ideas
• Oral language and explaining thinking
• Turn-taking, persistence, and independence
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS
The included activity assessments retain the Ontario Kindergarten Curriculum 2026 connections and relevant U.S. Common Core Kindergarten standards identified in the original September resource.
PREP
Print and cut the numeral and Kaboom cards. Gather a cup or small container, large age-appropriate loose parts, a low tray or counting mat, pencils, crayons, and clipboards. Model one card, one quantity, and one turn at a time before learners begin.
IDEAL FOR
Kindergarten, transitional kindergarten, preschool, early years classrooms, math centres, small groups, morning tubs, number-sense practice, intervention, loose-parts learning, back-to-school, and September independent activities.
