MC5: Matching

1. Overview

“Matching” develops fundamental grouping and numeral recognition skills as your child connects numerals with groups of objects.

“How many checkers are there?
Point to the number for how many checkers you have!”

2. Materials

3. Activity

Assemble the objects into different groups: a group with 1 eraser, a group with 2 pencils… a group with 10 pennies. Have your child match the Sightwords Number Matching sheets with the different stacks of objects depending on how many objects are in the pile.

Adult: Count the erasers
Child: One! [Touches first eraser]
            Two! [Touches second eraser]
            Three! [Touches third eraser]
Adult: Good. Which number is 3.
Child: [Touches number 3]
Adult: Good job! Now place the erasers on top of the number 3
Child: [Moves 3 erasers onto the number 3]

If your child matches the wrong number with a stack of objects, then have your child re-count the objects.

Child: [Matches 2 pencils with the number 8] Four!
Adult: Oh no! Let’s try again.
            Count the objects again.
Child: One. [Touches first pencil]
            Two. [Touches second pencil]
Adult: Yes, 2. Now match 2 with the correct numeral.
Child: Two. [Moves 2 pencils onto the number 2]

4. Download

To download a template, right-click and select Save As.

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