Nursery Mitten Match: Winter Subitising Pairs

Mitten Match: subitising pairs on the washing line. Twelve cut-out mittens with 1, 2 or 3 dots in different patterns, plus a washing-line mat. Children find two mittens that show the same amount and hang the pair together. What’s included: • Teacher guide with Development Matters links. • Washing-line mat. • 12 cut-out mittens showing 1, 2 and 3 dots. Ideas for using it: • Find a pair: Find two mittens with the same number of dots and peg them together. • Quick look: Hold up a mitten for two seconds. How many dots? • Odd mitten: Hide one mitten. Which one has lost its partner? • More or fewer: Hold up two mittens. Which has more dots? Linked to Development Matters (three and four-year-olds): • Fast recognition of up to 3 objects, without having to count them individually (‘subitising’). • Compare quantities using language: ‘more than’, ‘fewer than’. • Use a comfortable grip with good control when holding pens and pencils. • Use a wider range of vocabulary. Supplied as a ready-to-print PDF (A4 landscape). Print, laminate and reuse all year.