Amazing math skills with dice can help students develop number sense, subitizing, and a positive classroom community. Students rolled dice and practice counting the dice dots or remembering the quantity of dice shown without counting, which is called subsidizing.  If students are able to easily subsidize quantities, then counting large amounts of items will be made easier by viewing items in small groups such as 5’s rather than 1’s.

The dollar store has plastic dice attached to a string. I cut off the string and use them in groups and/or partners. The dice roll quietly because they are plastic so that’s why I love to use them in the classroom.

This is a great activity to observe the students that can count one to one, know the dice number shapes ( or can subitize), and can work with a partner to take turns.  I love activities that show many things at once! Don’t you?