Otis the otter beside two rows of red connecting cubes and the number 10

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Otis's Cube Count: Same Number?

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CountingCardinalityAddition & SubtractionKindergarten2 preview imagesAdded Oct 2026

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Otis the otter has a jumbled pile of cubes, and his friends each count it differently. Kindergartners watch three friends count, find what went wrong, count the same 16 cubes themselves, and learn that careful counts of the same cubes always get the same number. Two Find the Pair cards practice making 5. Fully narrated, with a spoken hint after every wrong answer.

What's included

  • 13 narrated activities: a jumbled pile, three watch-and-judge counts, your turn with 16 cubes, the same cubes in rows and three Find the Pair cards
  • Counting collections where a friend counts and the child says whether they were right
  • Find the Pair cards that make 5
  • Spoken hints after every wrong answer

Learning objectives

  • Count a jumbled pile of up to 20 cubes, one number for each cube.
  • Spot a count that skips a cube or counts one twice.
  • Know that careful counts of the same cubes always get the same number.
  • Find the card that goes with another card to make 5.

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