Building Number Sense by Matching Numbers to Quantities

Counting bears
Dominoes
Links for creating number chains
Dice
Number magnets
Counting chips
Cubes
Number cards.Matching Numbers to Quantities:

Provide students with a variety of objects, such as counting bears and dominoes.
Instruct students to match a specific number (e.g., five) to five counting bears and a domino showing five dots.
Creating Number Chains:

Give students links and ask them to create a chain representing a specific number (e.g., five links for the number five).
Increasing Complexity:

Encourage students to show quantities using more than two types of objects. For instance, they can match the number five using five counting bears, a domino with five dots, and five counting chips.
Exploration and Matching:

Allow students to explore and use a variety of items such as dice, number magnets, cubes, and number cards to match numbers to corresponding quantities.
Discussion and Reflection:

Facilitate a class discussion where students share their number matches and explain their thought process.
Reflect on the different ways numbers can be represented and the importance of understanding quantities.