Race to write

A thinking mathematically context for practise focussed on matching numerals to quantities

Syllabus

Syllabus outcomes and content descriptors from Mathematics K-10 Syllabus © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2021

Outcomes

Early Stage 1

MAO-WM-01
MAE-RWN-01
MAE-RWN-02

Collect resources

You will need:

1-10 dot spinner (PDF 317 KB)
a Race to write game board (PDF 172 KB)
pencils or markers
your mathematics workbook
a partner to play the game with.

Instructions

Take turns to spin the spinner and trace over the matching numeral on your game board. The first player to complete a full row wins the race.

Reflect

If you played the game again tomorrow, what would you do differently? Why?

Other ways to play

Provide your child with a pile of number words they flip over to determine which numeral to write. (e.g. cards that say ‘one’, ‘two’ etc.)
Have a pile of ten frames showing 1-10. Your child flips over to determine which numeral to write.
Work within the range of 1-5 before progressing to 1-10.
Work with numerals 1-20 using a second game board.

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