Counting foods is a great way to learn different types of foods we eat and recognizing numbers from 1-5. Through the use of subitizing with fingers students are encouraged to look and quickly identify the number of fingers that are equal to the amount of foods grouped on the left side. In addition, this activity also provides the concept of spelling numeric words and indicating the numeral on the right side.

What is it? A number sense activity in which students are encaged in recognizing groups of foods from 1-5 and indicating the amount by identifying the numeral and spelling it out.

Who is it for? This is for students who are just beginning to acquired the essential skills of number recognition and counting grouped foods.

How to play it?

Identify how many foods is shown on the left side of the screen. Look at the arrangement of fingers and click on the one that matches with the amount of foods. In addition, click on the correct number and spell out the correct numeric word.

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. It promotes number recognition and picture association. 

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What is included? 20 Interactive digital task cards and 20 matching pictures of foods.

Why is it a great activity? If you're itching to get your kids to learn their numbers and counting foods they see in their kitchen, well this is the perfect activity that will get them to recognize numbers and identify foods.