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SUBITIZING Activities for Strong Number Sense! + Freebie!
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SUBITIZING Activities for Strong Number Sense! + Freebie!

Let’s talk SUBITIZING! Subitizing builds number sense. It is an essential number fluency skill that becomes more automatic with continued practice in kindergarten and 1st grade. Students who can automatically identify 2 on a die without counting dots are subitizing. Why subitize? Strong subitizing skills build number sense. That’s why we have students play games…

Writing Simple, Silly Holiday Sentences in December!
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Writing Simple, Silly Holiday Sentences in December!

Teaching simple sentence writing skills doesn’t have to be boring. First graders LOVE to write silly sentences and their giggles are priceless when they spin this silly holiday sentence: Santa hugged Grandpa between sneezes, on the roof. Without even realizing it, they are learning about subjects, predicates, and clauses in sentences! It’s simple to differentiate…