An engaging number sense activity where students become "number detectives" searching for numbers in their environment to develop mathematical awareness and counting skills.
Number Detectives transforms students into mathematical investigators as they search for numbers throughout the classroom and school environment. This hands-on activity helps young learners develop number recognition, counting skills, and an understanding of how numbers are used in everyday life. Students record their findings and discuss the purpose and meaning of numbers they discover, building a strong foundation for mathematical thinking.
ELO 4: Learners will select and use appropriate strategies and cueing systems to construct meaning when reading and viewing.
ELO 6: Learners will use mathematical language and symbols to communicate mathematical thinking.
Send students home with detective kits to find numbers in their home environment and report back.
Use tablets to photograph numbers and create a digital number collection with captions.
Use discovered numbers to create simple number stories or word problems.
Create artistic representations of found numbers using various art materials.
