I just added some Rainbow Trucks to the Number Display Bundle, available in my TPT store and would love to share with you a few ways to use them.
![numbers to 20 from the pond rainbow truck number display](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJJ6nxpTwg8AYe3QApREE39DtDSbDiG2tp6doNJOGdLfIOFASt7CngaP1seia7SRHVX_5w0c-1rDt6zNZQKnOx1q5KvRZi0QDNSjeswLu1ihSRhQekAiChte-nmbtjQSbesVbOCjhEIXQECDA2dMbUFu5cunO5q6Lad-oJr8DhXvsHeLyYwFv3SP7dKg/s16000/TRUCK%20NUMBER%20DISPLAY%2001.png)
![teaching number sense in the early years classroom how to teach number sense in kindergarten](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzUygJXZL1UW5tk0XFpjemnUXjfygLd3zebwEZBRIvU_A_LKHSfMrwAbx7hyxKhoAgfOcLyct4CYB9qMSiJErvGCiJBSdaO6x6hGY5imo4X60I8TzuIdHFG2A3M997Me0h1GaCpwQeePSjrriit8a7yieEnWIKqZ_zpyYM5fv3-DbYQucPn2q5sGHQxwo/s16000/TRUCK%20NUMBER%20DISPLAY%2002.png)
![number puzzles number puzzles](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdvOeZSan-deHZjW3c4_iI-fX00WX84AngOE0JUKi2F0Fnpabta8nPwudp5WZxM01P8Q-n8zpZXrKhRUohML1X8vGjJ6TpzDchUnoyF8TNVxzVei2lG1jWpecsAFpo6e__kLZWThcq35DDF4pgXeGiGt5mgFMlvI_A_hDd9PQIKh2sDa-7Ma5o7yvAB8o/s16000/truck%20number%20display%2006.png)
![2 digit addition with the number trucks 2 digit addition with the number trucks](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVXAnwSiMGwaV2XBz8jSDfZ6ytXkO5B42GWsRO8Mm0rPL7Lp8_XsQiANA0mKdNVjicRAPaKracoxDTOal7rztqf2pMcSYRxvU5hj5mrKaP5hd6RUpNrSKRxeFLnQoS3a1yUi10DLsPLCVAfPSShrIoNxESyicVL4C4R2773FoSYAcSaLqGc2ccAiemujo/s16000/TRUCK%20NUMBER%20DISPLAY%2004.png)
![2 digit addition in first grade 2 digit addition in first grade](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-E9z5wmBgaQq6uB4QwrMLzGrbxRCfRdt9QJjNWrPNZlvSSMVXlOPcDvdauPjVyfz48f1_-aAFgfOi3k66xPvDC6_JKjHwb83gAMDM4HY9_UzvqaD8bcTDi2ev-n9hsBJprvEzxLyM29oYYa7Mpe08Q2K8k8i4GGB_0jAqhMi68PYnXMOYEDmq7b3XEY/s16000/TRUCK%20NUMBER%20DISPLAY%2005.png)
I hope your students love math and numbers a little more today after playing with the Rainbow Trucks!
- have students make a set of objects (plastic math bears or hippos work well) to match the number on each truck
![numbers to 20 from the pond rainbow truck number display](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJJ6nxpTwg8AYe3QApREE39DtDSbDiG2tp6doNJOGdLfIOFASt7CngaP1seia7SRHVX_5w0c-1rDt6zNZQKnOx1q5KvRZi0QDNSjeswLu1ihSRhQekAiChte-nmbtjQSbesVbOCjhEIXQECDA2dMbUFu5cunO5q6Lad-oJr8DhXvsHeLyYwFv3SP7dKg/s16000/TRUCK%20NUMBER%20DISPLAY%2001.png)
Comparing Numbers
- ask students to take 2 trucks and build each number with cubes
- ask students to talk about which has more/less
- ask students to add more blocks to one of the trucks so they become equal
- talk together about equality in numbers - making groups the same
![teaching number sense in the early years classroom how to teach number sense in kindergarten](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzUygJXZL1UW5tk0XFpjemnUXjfygLd3zebwEZBRIvU_A_LKHSfMrwAbx7hyxKhoAgfOcLyct4CYB9qMSiJErvGCiJBSdaO6x6hGY5imo4X60I8TzuIdHFG2A3M997Me0h1GaCpwQeePSjrriit8a7yieEnWIKqZ_zpyYM5fv3-DbYQucPn2q5sGHQxwo/s16000/TRUCK%20NUMBER%20DISPLAY%2002.png)
Puzzles
- cut the trucks and make matching puzzles
- shuffle the sections and have students match the numeral to the dots
![number puzzles number puzzles](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdvOeZSan-deHZjW3c4_iI-fX00WX84AngOE0JUKi2F0Fnpabta8nPwudp5WZxM01P8Q-n8zpZXrKhRUohML1X8vGjJ6TpzDchUnoyF8TNVxzVei2lG1jWpecsAFpo6e__kLZWThcq35DDF4pgXeGiGt5mgFMlvI_A_hDd9PQIKh2sDa-7Ma5o7yvAB8o/s16000/truck%20number%20display%2006.png)
Addition
- for a challenge, create addition problems by placing 2 puzzle parts together (that do not match)
- ask students to find the total
- they can use equipment - like place value blocks - to support their addition
- this is a practical way to introduce 2 digit addition
![2 digit addition with the number trucks 2 digit addition with the number trucks](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVXAnwSiMGwaV2XBz8jSDfZ6ytXkO5B42GWsRO8Mm0rPL7Lp8_XsQiANA0mKdNVjicRAPaKracoxDTOal7rztqf2pMcSYRxvU5hj5mrKaP5hd6RUpNrSKRxeFLnQoS3a1yUi10DLsPLCVAfPSShrIoNxESyicVL4C4R2773FoSYAcSaLqGc2ccAiemujo/s16000/TRUCK%20NUMBER%20DISPLAY%2004.png)
![2 digit addition in first grade 2 digit addition in first grade](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-E9z5wmBgaQq6uB4QwrMLzGrbxRCfRdt9QJjNWrPNZlvSSMVXlOPcDvdauPjVyfz48f1_-aAFgfOi3k66xPvDC6_JKjHwb83gAMDM4HY9_UzvqaD8bcTDi2ev-n9hsBJprvEzxLyM29oYYa7Mpe08Q2K8k8i4GGB_0jAqhMi68PYnXMOYEDmq7b3XEY/s16000/TRUCK%20NUMBER%20DISPLAY%2005.png)
I hope your students love math and numbers a little more today after playing with the Rainbow Trucks!
If you receive my newsletter you'll get a free Gingerbread Man truck as a gift from me this week. Here is a fun math warm up to play to support subtraction fluency (taking away 2 quickly).
Be sure to check the Math Warm Up page on my website for more ideas and support.
Find the printable truck number display posters in my store HERE