NUM finger patterns - (1)

Milestone Idea Card

‘I can explore Finger Patterns’

This is a lovely game for children to quickly count
without touching the items, learning the skill of
subitising. Bunny Ears is a great game where you ask your
child to show you a certain number of fingers above their
head like the ears of a bunny. You can start with 1 0r 2
fingers on one hand. Then you could ask them to show
you 1,2,3,4 or 5 on each hand above their heads. The child
can then be the teacher and ask you to show them bunny

ears.

You can let your child look at themselves in the mirror
whilst playing this game. After lots of practice the

children will instantly put up the correct number without
thinking and this is the skill of subitising.

Enjoy 