Math · Stage 1
Recognise small quantities instantly (subitize) to 10
No counting! Just look and know — dot cards, dice faces and the ten-frame, up to 10.
✦ Math📘 Stage 1 · S1⏱ ~9 min🧒 Ages 5–6★ Free to start
I can recognise small quantities instantly (subitize) using dot, dice, and ten-frame patterns.
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Kavi's Flash Cards 👀
Kavi the owl flashes a card for just one blink — three dots ⚫⚫⚫ — then hides it. "How many?" "3!" you shout, without counting a single one. "That's called subitizing," hoots Kavi. "Your eyes know the pattern — dots, dice and the ten-frame — all on their own!"
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What your child will learn
1A five-frame you can read in a blinkA five-frame holds up to 5. Tap Add 1 and look — don't count! Your eyes learn the shape: 2 is a little pair, 3 is a tiny row, 4 is nearly full.
2Small amounts you know at a glanceThese are the small numbers — 1 to 5. When Kavi flashes a dot card or a dice face, you name it straight from this row, in one blink. No counting!
3The ten-frame: five and some moreA ten-frame is two rows of five. Tap Add 1 and watch — once the top row of 5 is full, you only need to see the few below. 5 and 2 is 7, in one glance!
4See a pattern, name the number — up to 10Now the whole row, 1 to 10. Bigger amounts you read as 5 and some more. When Kavi flashes a dice, dot card or ten-frame pattern, you name it from this row — straight away, no counting.
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A peek inside
Kavi flashes a dice face: ⚄ (the 5 pattern). How many dots — without counting?
⚄ is the 'five' pattern → 5
Try this at home: No counting! How many dots? ⚄ → __ · ⚁ → __
Ready to play and learn?
Start the free interactive lesson, or print the handout for screen-free play.
Part of Math · Stage 1 · S1 on KAVI Academy — a secular, whole-child learning platform for ages 5–12.