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Seeing up to five at a glance

Recognizing small groups without counting, including familiar patterns like dice.

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 notice small parts that help us see how many are in a whole group.

2. Words to use

3. Parts help our eyes

You already know a pair: two together. Look at a small group before counting. Can you see pairs? Four may look like two pairs. Five may look like four and one more. You can use those parts to name the whole amount. If you are unsure, touch and count. This is a noticing game, not a speed test.

Another way: picture

Look outside, then inside.

4. A picture can change

Move five counters from a corner pattern into a row. None arrived or left, so there are still five. A line does not always mean three: it can hold many different amounts. Look at the objects, not just the shape they make.

5. Button box

Arrange four buttons in two pairs. Ask a partner to show the same amount with fingers. Spread the buttons out and check again. Tell or show which small parts helped you.

6. Two pairs

1. 

   Notice the rows.

   Two above; two below.

   Both rows belong together.

2. Name the whole.

   Four dots.

   Two pairs make four.

7. Include the center

1. 

   Notice the corners.

   Four outside dots.

   Each corner holds one.

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

   Include the middle dot.

8. Guided practice

 Which number names this whole group?

• 4
• 2
• 5

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9. Guided practice

How many stars do you notice? Take your time; counting may help.

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Total:

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10. Practice

 How many dots, including the middle one?

• 5
• 4
• 1

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11. Practice

How many little flags are in this collection? Notice parts, then check the whole.

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Total:

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12. Somewhere new

How many shells belong in this toy beach collection?

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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

How many flowers are in this little bunch?

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Total:

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15. What you can do now

Show how two pairs and one more can help you notice five things together.

Working for the steps left to you

7. Include the center, step 2