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Seeing how many without counting

Knowing at a glance that there are three, without counting one by one.

Paper packet. Every task here also exists on screen, where it is checked automatically; answers written on paper are not assessed by Nydus. When you are back at a device, enter your answers there.

1. What you will learn

Today we look at small groups and say how many without counting. Two dots. Three dots. You will know it just by looking.

2. Words to hear

3. A little group at a glance

One button can sit alone. Two buttons make a pair. Three can look like a pair with one more. Sometimes you know how many as soon as you look. You do not have to point at every button first. If you are unsure, touching and counting is a good way to check. This is a noticing game, not a race.

Another way: picture

Look at one card at a time. The outline is a holder, not another dot.

4. Move the pair

Slide two toy blocks apart. They are still two: none came in or went away. Show two fingers to match. A spread-out pair is not more than a close pair.

5. Toy snack

Give a toy bear two pretend crackers. Move one on its plate. Did another cracker arrive? Say, sign or show the amount with fingers, then check.

6. Notice the middle card

1. [Two dots]

   Look at both dots.

   A pair.

   A pair means two.

2. Touch each dot once to check.

   One, two: two dots.

   Neither the card edge nor an empty space is a dot.

7. Look at the last card. What small parts do you see?

1. 

   Notice the pair on the last card.

   Two dots together.

   Look at this card only.

2. Your turn: work this step out. Its working is at the end of the packet.

   Include the dot below the pair.

8. Guided practice

Find the card with a pair of dots. A pair means two.

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9. Guided practice

Match each dot card to its number. You may listen to the numbers.

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10. Practice

How many stars are in this small group?

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Total:

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11. Practice

Look at this little group of flags. How many flags are together?

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Total:

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12. Somewhere new

Here are shells for a toy beach. How many shells do you see?

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Total:

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13. Lesson test

Lesson test: one question per skill, one attempt each, no hints. Your answers are checked when you submit.

14. Test question

Here are shells for a toy beach. How many shells do you see?

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Total:

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15. What you can do now

You can look at a small group and say how many, without counting. How many dots are here?

Working for the steps left to you

7. Look at the last card. What small parts do you see?, step 2