Help your Reception child build number sense through a simple dice game.

Circle the Dots turns counting and subitising into a playful two-player challenge. Your child rolls a dot dice, circles a matching group of dots and gradually fills the page while comparing how many dots each player has collected. Repeatedly seeing familiar dot patterns helps children recognise small quantities more quickly, while the game also encourages careful one-to-one counting and simple strategy.

Simple to set up and easy to adapt, you'll receive a parent-friendly guide with clear instructions, practical learning tips and ideas to extend the play as your child's confidence grows. Start with a smaller page of dots, then encourage your child to predict whether enough dots remain for a particular roll or compare different ways of grouping them.

Skills Explored

• Recognising numbers
• One-to-one counting
• Subitising small quantities
• Turn taking
• Strategic thinking

You'll Need

• A large piece of paper
• Pens, pencils or crayons in different colours
• A dot dice (1–6)

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