Enjoy these photos to talk about and develop a better understanding of numbers at home or on a whiteboard.

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1 seagull to subitise see the number one at a glance

How many seagulls — how do you know?

2 seagulls to subitise see the number two at a glance

What number can you see?

3 apples to subitise see the number three at a glance

What number can you see?

5 cones to subitise see the number five at a glance

How many cones — how do you know?

4 stones to subitise see the number four at a glance

What do you notice?

3 ducks to subitise see the number three at a glance

What number can you see?

5 birds on parallel wires to subitise see the number five at a glance

What number can you see?

1 ladybird to subitise see the number one at a glance

What number can you see?

3 leaves to subitise see the number three at a glance

How many leaves — how do you know?

6 berries in a bush to subitise see the number six at a glance

What number can you see?

2 ladybirds to subitise see the number two at a glance

How many ladybirds — how do you know?

2 apples to subitise see the number two at a glance

How many apples — how do you know?

6 leaves to subitise see the number six at a glance

How many leaves — how do you know?

5 shells to subitise see the number five at a glance

What number can you see?

4 shells to subitise see the number four at a glance

How many shells — how do you know?

3 shells to subitise see the number three at a glance

What do you notice?

2 shells to subitise see the number two at a glance

What number can you see?

5 conkers to subitize see at a glance

What number can you see?

3 acorns to subitise see the number three at a glance

What number can you see?

4 conkers to subitize see at a glance

What number can you see?

3 conkers to subitize see at a glance

What number can you see?

2 lambs to subitise see the number two without counting

How many lambs — how do you know?

4 flowers to subitise see that there are four without counting

what number can you see?

3 leaves to subitise see that there are three without counting using the pattern of two plus two

What number can you see?

4 as 2 plus 2 leaves to subitise see that there are four without counting using the pattern of two plus two

How many as 2 plus 2 leaves — how do you know?

3 leaves to subitise see that there are three without counting

What number can you see?

5 leaves to subitise see that there are five without counting using the pattern of two plus three

How many leaves — how do you know?

4 leaves to subitise see that there are four without counting using the pattern of two plus one plus one

How many leaves — how do you know?

3 leaves to subitise see that there are three without counting using the pattern of two plus one

How many leaves — how do you know?

5 leaves to subitise see that there are five without counting using the pattern of three plus two

How many leaves — how do you know?

4 leaves to subitise see that there are four without counting using the pattern of three plus one

What do you notice?

6 leaves to subitise see that there are six without counting using the pattern of three plus three

What number can you see?

4 leaves to subitise see that there are four without counting

What do you notice?

7 leaves to subitise see that there are seven without counting

How many leaves — how do you know?

4 leaves to subitise see that there are four without counting using the pattern of one plus one plus two

What do you notice?

Try the subitising slideshow

Use this slideshow to practise instant recognition of numbers (subitising).

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1 seagull to subitise

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2 seagulls to subitise

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3 apples to subitise

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5 cones to subitise

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4 stones to subitise

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3 ducks to subitise

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5 birds on parallel wires to subitise

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1 ladybird to subitise

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3 leaves to subitise

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6 berries in a bush to subitise

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2 ladybirds to subitise

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2 apples to subitise

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6 leaves to subitise

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5 shells to subitise

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4 shells to subitise

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3 shells to subitise

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2 shells to subitise

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5 conkers to subitise

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3 acorns to subitise

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4 conkers to subitise

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3 conkers to subitise

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2 lambs to subitise

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4 flowers to subitise

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3 leaves to subitise

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4 leaves as 2 plus 2 to subitise

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3 leaves to subitise

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5 leaves to subitise

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4 leaves to subitise

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3 leaves to subitise

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5 leaves to subitise

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4 leaves to subitise

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6 leaves to subitise

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4 leaves to subitise

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7 leaves to subitise

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4 leaves to subitise

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Click on any slideshow image to expand it to full screen and choose a question to display

Make watching these videos into a subitising game.

You will need some small treats e.g. raisins, savoury hoops...
Call out a silly word/do an action whenever you spot a magic number of objects
☺ Choose a magic number.
☺ Choose a silly word or action
☺ Watch the video together.
☺ Call out the silly word or do your action whenever you spot the magic number of objects.
☺ Collect a treat each time you are the first person to say the word/do the action.
☺ Choose a different magic number and watch again.
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