Grown-up sheet · Careful Counting Island · Big game
How to use it
- Watch the video together with your child. Don't give them the answer. If they stay quiet, wait for Pipo to say it.
- For each challenge, mark just one box:
- ✓ if they answered on their own, before the circle emptied.
- ½ if they answered late or with help.
- ✗ if they didn't answer or got it wrong.
- Pause the video to write things down if you need to.
- At the end, look at the "What to review?" table.
What to watch for on this island:
- At a glance: if they say the number right away, they already recognize the amount without counting (✓). If they pause to think or try to count after the objects are hidden, mark ½.
- Scattered: see whether they touch or point to each object only once.
- Are there enough?: see whether they answer by looking at the pairs, not at which row is longer.
Challenges
- At a glance (shown for a moment, then hidden)
- 1 3 hearts · How many did you see?
Answer
three - 2 4 circles · How many did you see?
Answer
four - Counting scattered objects
- 3 4 squares spread out · How many are there?
Answer
four - 4 5 triangles spread out · How many are there?
Answer
five - Are there enough? (chicks on top, cookies below)
- 5 3 chicks, 3 cookies
Answer
yes, there are enough - 6 4 chicks, 3 cookies
Answer
no, one is missing - 7 3 chicks, 3 cookies spread far apart
Answer
yes, there are enough (spread out doesn't mean more) - 🤸 Movement break
- Zero and "show me"
- 8 Empty tablecloth · How many are there?
Answer
zero, none - 9 Show me four with your fingers!
Answer
4 fingers - Find the mistake (the child points to the wrong card)
- 10 Dots: 1, 2, 2, 4
Answer
the 3rd (should be 3) - 11 Dots: 2, 1, 1 (counting backward)
Answer
the 3rd (should be 0) - 12 Numbers: 2, 3, 3, 5
Answer
the 3rd (should be 4)
What to review?
Rule: a block is mastered if the child got most of its challenges with ✓ and none with ✗.
| · | At a glance 1–2 | Stop 1: "Learn" and "Play" (M5-S1-A, M5-S1-J1) |
|---|---|---|
| · | Counting scattered objects 3–4 | Stop 2: "Learn" and "Play" (M5-S2-A, M5-S2-J1) |
| · | Are there enough? 5–7 | Stop 3: "Play" and "Play more" (M5-S3-J1, M5-S3-J2) |
| · | Zero and "show me" 8–9 | Stop 4: "Learn" and "Play" (M5-S4-A, M5-S4-J1) |
| · | Find the mistake 10–12 | Stop 5: "Learn" and "Play" (M5-S5-A, M5-S5-J1) |
What to do next:
- Everything mastered: on to Island 6 ("Where Is It?").
- One block not mastered: rewatch those videos for 2 or 3 days while the next island begins.
- Two or more blocks not mastered: it's worth spending one more week on this island.
Common mistakes at this age:
- "There are more cookies because they take up more room" (challenge 7). This is normal until age 5 or 6. At home, set out a plate for each person together, then spread the plates apart: "Are there more plates now?" Line them up one to one again to check.
- Not saying "zero." Many children answer "nothing" or "none": that counts as ✓, because they understood the idea. Repeat: "Yes, none! We say zero."