How many are there?
How many are there? is a counting game for Early years and the first years of primary. Each half of the interactive whiteboard shows a quantity drawn in a different way: on a ten frame, with fingers, with dice, with tally marks or as scattered dots. Four numbers appear underneath and the team taps the right one. The first team to reach the target score wins.
What children practise
- Counting sets of up to 5, 10 or 20 objects and matching the quantity to its numeral.
- Recognising small quantities at a glance (subitising) on dice and ten frames.
- Using the ten frame as a model of ten: beyond 10, two frames appear.
- Showing numbers with the fingers of both hands.
- Counting in fives with grouped tally marks.
Levels and settings
Early years
Up to 5, at first with the ten frame only; on Hard, up to 10 with every kind of drawing.
Year 1
Up to 5 on Easy and up to 10 on Medium and Hard.
Year 2
Up to 10 on Easy and up to 20 on Medium and Hard.
Settings
Up to 5, 10 or 20; ten frame only, fingers only or everything; 5, 8 or 12 points to win.
How to play it in class
- Open the game on the interactive whiteboard, touch screen or tablet and choose the year and difficulty.
- Decide whether two teams play, each on its own half of the screen, or one child plays alone.
- Each team counts its picture and taps one of the four numbers. After a mistake they can try again.
- Both teams get the same quantities, each at its own pace; the first to reach the target wins.
Ways to play
In teams, at the same time
The screen splits in two and each team plays on its own half at the same time.
For one player
One child plays on the whole screen at their own pace: on the whiteboard, a computer or a tablet.
Frequently asked questions
Does it work for children who cannot read yet?
Yes. They only count pictures and tap a number: there are no sentences to read.
Can we practise with the ten frame only?
Yes. Choose the ten frame in the drawings setting. With fingers, hands are shown up to 10; above that, the game uses the frame.
Does it go up to 20?
Yes. Quantities then appear on two ten frames, on several dice, in groups of tally marks or as scattered dots.
Is it free?
You can play 5 free games without signing up. After that, a one-off payment of €9.99 unlocks all 78 games for ever, on all your devices. There is no subscription.
Do I need to install anything?
No. It opens in the browser of the interactive whiteboard, panel, computer, tablet or iPad. Once loaded, it also works offline.
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