The top row of a ten frame holds exactly five.
Step 1: Let's Learn
Read it, or press Listen and follow the words.
You stop counting
A full top row and three below is eight. Once you trust the top row is five, you only count the three.
Why that is quicker
Counting eight things takes eight steps. Seeing a full five and counting three takes three. The frame does the rest.
Every number from six to ten
Six is five and one. Seven is five and two. Eight is five and three. The pattern keeps going.
Five is an anchor
Ten is one anchor and five is the other. Numbers get easier when you measure them from something you already know.
Step 2: Try It Yourself
Fill the top row first, then the bottom.
How many
5 and 3 make 8.
Coloured differently
Step 3: Watch an Example
One step at a time.
Watch Mia See Eight
Mia glances at a ten frame with eight counters.
- Step 1
She sees the top row is completely full: five.
Step 4: Your Turn
Practice makes it stick.
The Quick Look
Problem 1 of 1
A full top row and two below. How many?
Five and How Many
1 of 4
9 is 5 and how many?
2 of 4
6 is 5 and how many?
3 of 4
5 and 5 is?
4 of 4
5 and 2 is?
Step 5: Quick Check
Show what you know.
Question 1 of 1
8 is 5 and how many?
What You Learned
- The top row of a ten frame is five.
- Numbers past five are five and some more.
- This lets you see a number without counting it.