Cars Subitizing to 10 Task Cards

This post has been co-written with Ben Wolfson, a full-time educator and assistant principal in the USA. 

This Cars Subitizing to 10 packet will help students practice tally marks counting 1-10, matching ten frames to numbers and matching finger counting 1-10 to number. These printable subitizing games all follow the same format so it’s easy for your students to master.

Kindergarten students are always fascinated by any sort of moving machine, but cars hold a special place in their hearts. Maybe it’s because nearly all of them have one or more in their family, maybe they love the sound that fast cars make, or maybe that toy cars are just really fun to push around your classroom. Whatever the reason, you’ll always get better engagement in your math centers when you can bring cars into the mix, and these car themed printable subitizing games are a great way to motivate students to master their counting skills.

What Is Subitizing?

Subitizing is a key skill for counting large objects in kindergarten. Essentially, it’s the ability to look at a group of objects and automatically know how many items there are in the group. It’s the skill that allows people to look at the traditional arrangement of dots on a dice and know what number is represented without having to count them out each time. It’s an important skill to master for your students as they will need it for addition and subtraction practice in the coming grades. 

Preparing Your Printable Subitizing Games

For this activity you will need:

Paper

Printer

Wooden pegs or clothespins

Optional: laminator

These printable subitizing games are simple to prepare: just download, print either the ten frames, tally marks or fingers (or the whole set if you’re looking to play the matching game) and you’re ready to go. It’s a good idea to print 4 or even 6 to a page to save on ink if you’re making a class set, and laminating them will help them last all year long. 

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Extension Tasks For Subitizing Clip Cards

These cars subitizing to 10 clip cards make for great practice, as they allow your students to practice matching ten frames to number, as well as developing the skill to practice tally marks counting 1 – 10. They also show students typical subitizing arrangements that help them match finger counting 1-10 to number. No matter which skill is being worked on, students look at the number of objects in the middle of the card (dots on a ten frame, tally marks or fingers) and mark the car that shows the correct number. As they begin to master these printable subitizing games, try some of these extension activities:

• Match the numbers – a great way to help students make links between different sets of objects that represent the same number is to give them the entire set of 30 cards and have them create groups of the same number (e.g. find the ten frame, tally marks and fingers that all represent “5”).

• Create other sets – as with any kindergarten math skill, students learn best when they are allowed to manipulate the world around them. Once they master these visual subitizing, ask them to create sets of real-world objects for a partner to count. 

• Write the number – finally, you can edit the cards by removing the car choices from around the edge, and provide your students with a blank car to write the number represented. This would make for an excellent assessment opportunity as well as more practice in number formation. 

More Transportation Themed Centers

Like this? Then you’ll love my 10 Transportation Themed Literacy and Math Centers. These easy-prep games will get your students working on letters, phonics, numbers and more!

Games included:

1) Number Writing Mats – 1 to 20 included; Kids will trace the numbers as well as the number word. The number of vehicle images shown on the mats corresponds to the number so these can also be used for counting.

2) Hot Air Balloon Which Is More Clip Cards – 15 comparison sets for numbers 1 to 10; Place a wooden peg or clothespin on the picture with more hot air balloons.

3) Monster Truck Roll and Graph – Graphing sheet for 1 to 5 or 1 to 10 provided together with a special printable dice; Print out, cut, and form the dice. Ask your child to roll it and graph the result to see which monster truck will win the race.

4) Colorful Convertible Memory Match – 9 color pairs included; Turn over the cards 2 at a time trying to find the matching pair by memory.

5) Number Puzzle Strips – 6 different puzzles included for numbers 1-10 (2 designs), 11-20 (2 designs), counting by 2s up to 20, and counting by 10s up to 100.

6) Alphabet Bus Stop – Match the correct letter wheels to the bus according to the object shown on the beginning sound bus stop sign.

7) Parking Cars Tracing LInes – 12 patterns included for pre-writing practice

8) Train Handwriting Practice – Practice writing upper and lowercase letters

9) Truck Lego Letter Formation – Kids will love building the alphabet using the mats provided

10) Taxi Alphabet Matching – 2-piece puzzles to match up upper and lowercase letters

Check it out for more ready-to-go fun!

Other Free Vehicle Themed Printables:

1) Parking Cars Tracing Lines – More than 10 different tracing line patterns to choose from, all of which help with pencil control.

2) Train Number Writing Practice – Kids will be able to practice their number handwriting skills in this train-themed activity that’s super easy to prep for your transportation learning week!

3) Monster Truck Rhyming Wheels – A fun early literacy activity where your child will pair up the monster truck wheels that have rhyming pictures.

4) Vehicle Shadow Matching – Develop visual discrimination with this fun vehicle-themed worksheet.

5) Construction Counting Mat – This construction-themed counting mat can be used with playdough, Legos or any other small manipulatives you have.

6) Truck Wheel Shape Matching – In this printable preschool shapes activity, they’ll work on early geometry as well as fine motor skills.

Browse My Most Popular Math Printables:

1) Parking Cars Tracing Lines – More than 10 different tracing line patterns to choose from, all of which help with pencil control.

2) Scarecrow Arrange By Size – 3 different scarecrow-themed image sets that they will arrange from smallest to biggest.

3) Bumblebee Addition Game – Solve the sum and help the bee land on the correct flower!

4) Farm Shapes Mats – Use playdough, pompoms, stickers etc to learn 2D shapes.

5) Popsicle Stick Number Formation – Kids will love forming the numbers 1 to 10 when ice cream and popsicles are involved!

6) Valentines Printable Worksheets Pack – 50 pages of mixed literacy and math activities.

7) Zoo Animals Number Puzzle Strips – Complete these cute puzzles and learn the numbers 1 to 20.

8) Counting Colorful Bugs – This printable book will help kids count to 10 while also learning about color words.

9) Humpty Dumpty Numbers – In this printable game, your students will practice number recognition using 1 dice or simple addition when using 2 dice.

10) Build A Number Santa – Match the number to the correct number word, tally mark and domino to form a Santa Claus