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.
 * 2) One box will be empty.
 * 3) 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.