How it works
Beads and numbers are partners.
To read the beads, start with the top row, then read the bottom row.
The same beads on different rows make a different number.
Read the top row first, then the bottom row. Beads and their number are partners.
Beads and numbers are partners.
To read the beads, start with the top row, then read the bottom row.
The same beads on different rows make a different number.
These are some of the questions on the sets. The printable sheets have more, with the bead frame drawn for each, and an answer key.
the top row. The top row holds the tens.
twelve. One ten and two ones.
one on the top and six on the bottom. Sixteen is one ten and six ones.
yes. Beads and their number are partners.
Ask a grown-up to help you make a few pairs of cards. On one card of each pair, draw a counting frame with some beads slid across. On the other, write the number. Mix them up and find the pairs!
Make pairs of cards together: draw a counting frame with beads on one card and write its number on the other. Mix them up and find the pairs.