About Top It!

The goal of this game is to collect all of the cards by flipping over higher number cards than other players. This game is a fun way for children to practice recognizing diverse representations of number and quantity. Playful experiences with different representations of number helps to strengthen children’s math knowledge.

Game Materials

Dot Cards
Directions

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What's the math in this game?

This game is a fun way for children to practice recognizing diverse representaitons of number and quantity. Quantities can be represented in lots of different ways: with fingers, written numerals, dots in different configurations, and more. Playful experiences with different representations of number helps to strengthen children's math knowledge.

Number: Counting and Cardinality

Number: Adding and Subtracting

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To print at home: There are 7 types of cards in the dot card deck. Each type of dot card can be printed separately on colored paper. We have suggested these colors in the directions, but you can use any paper available to you. For example, you can use blue paper to print the blue circle dot cards.