Zero Game -Colored counters

Age

3-6

Materials

1. 6 boxes of small containers such as bowls.
2. 5 sets of colored counters, each set a different color.

Presentation

1. The child is asked to sort the counters into sets, placing each set in a different box. One box will be empty. The Directress says that when a box contains no counters at all we show this with 0, called "nought" or "zero" (In this case we have an empty set or a null set).

Control Of Error

The colors of the counters.

Purpose

• Provides the child with further experience of the concept of zero.