You have learned a lot. You can see fast, split numbers, and find partners to ten.
Step 1: Let's Learn
Read it, or press Listen and follow the words.
Pick your own tool
Different problems suit different tools. You get to choose.
Choosing a way is part of the work
Seeing fast, using five, using a bond — all three are correct. Picking the quickest one for this particular problem is the skill.
Say how you knew
If you can say which way you used, you can use it again tomorrow. An answer you cannot explain does not carry forward.
Step 2: Try It Yourself
Pick whichever tool helps you think.
6 and 4 make 10. There are 4 empty spaces.
7 beads moved across in total.
How many
5 and 2 make 7.
Step 3: Watch an Example
Watch someone choose a tool.
Watch Ana Choose a Tool
Ana needs to know what goes with 8 to make ten. Which tool helps?
- Step 1
A ten-frame shows the gaps. That is what she needs.
Step 4: Your Turn
Practice makes it stick.
The Fruit Bowl
Problem 1 of 2
There are 4 apples and 3 pears in a bowl. How many pieces of fruit in all?
The Bus Stop
Problem 2 of 2
Five children wait for the bus. Two more come. How many are waiting now?
Is Sam Right?
Sam looks at a card and says he sees 9 as "5 and 3". Do you agree?
Sam says 9 is 5 and 3. Is that right?
Step 5: Quick Check
Show what you know.
Question 1 of 3
How many dots?
Question 2 of 3
6 and what make 10?
Question 3 of 3
What is one more than 8?
What You Learned
- You can see numbers without counting.
- You can split a number into two parts.
- You know the partners to ten.
- You can pick the tool that helps you.