Ready to count from 1-5 with Rocky the dog? In this interactive activity students will engage in feeding the dog as they learn to count their numbers. Its a fun way to get kids actively involve in recognizing numbers and adding.

What is it? This is a counting activity in which involves feeding the dog a certain amount of food. Number recognition is also a major part in learning to count from 1-5. It is an interactive fun approach to learning how to count using one-to-one correspondence.

Who is it for? This is primarily for kids who are just beginning to count objects one by one and recognize the number indicated in the instruction.

How to play it? Students will click on the audio icon to listen in for the number of meat Rocky the dog needs to eat. The number is shown in the instruction. Once the amount is established, they will then click and drag the correct amount of meat into the mouth of the dog. Be sure that the dog is moved once the correct amount is placed in; or Boom will recognize it as wrong. I designed it this way so that students will be able to remove excess amount of meat incase they placed in too many. This will allow them to put the meat back in the bowl.

How to set it up? No Prep – The wonderful thing about using Boom Cards is that you don’t have to worry about setting it up. You are good to go if you have Internet service on your technology device. No need to cut, paste, or laminate countless number of papers. No need to print; even though Boom provides that option.

Immediate Feedback – This is one of the best features of Boom Learning. Once answers are picked, Boom provides quick responses with red circles indicating incorrect answers and green circles for correct answers. Drop zones are indicated by blue boxes to make it easy for students to see where things should be placed.

Self-Grading - Tracking progress on Boom is self-explanatory. Records are stored into the system automatically to make grading a breeze. Everything from the time they started the activity to the incorrect answers; are all in display screen for teachers to view.

How to use it? These digital task cards can be used in the math center for number recognition.

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What is included? 5 Interactive digital task cards

Why is it a great activity? It was a blast creating this deck because my goal is for children to enjoy counting in a realistic approach. The dog is in a gif format; which makes it more interactive to feed the dog.