Summary
“Subitize Up to 5 (soo-bi-tize)” is a Jack Hartmann learning song-and-movement video that teaches understanding numbers — what they mean and how they compare. Short and catchy — an easy warm-up, transition, or math review.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
Numbers tell how many. Learning to recognize, write, and compare them is the start of all math.
- What number or idea does this song focus on?
- How can you show that number with your fingers or objects?
- Which is more, and how can you tell without counting one by one?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: number, count, how many, compare, more, fewer.
Try it: Write the number from the song, then draw that many objects and a number that is one more.