The big ideaFive beads are half a row. Count them one by one.
How it works
Count the beads one by one: one bead for each thing.
Five beads are half a row. A whole row has ten.
One hand has five fingers, so one hand matches five beads.
Four beads across, then one more makes five.
Example 1: Five balloons
Slide one bead across for each balloon: one, two, three, four, five.
Every balloon has its own bead.
Five balloons, five beads.
Five beads across for five balloons.
Example 2: One hand
Hold up one hand and spread your fingers wide.
Count together: one finger, two fingers, three, four, five.
One finger for each bead, so the number is the same: five.
Example 3: Half a row
A whole row has ten beads.
Five beads go halfway across the row.
So five beads are half a row.
Five beads across, halfway along the row.
Words to know
half a row
Five beads, halfway across the row.
whole row
All ten beads on the row.
finger
One hand has five fingers.
Watch out
Count one bead at a time.
Five beads are only half a row, not a whole row.
Two hands have ten fingers, which is a whole row.
Try it
How many fingers are on one hand?
Five beads: is that half the row or the whole row?
How many beads make a whole row?
How many fingers are on two hands?
Answers: 1. five · 2. half the row · 3. ten · 4. ten
Try at homeAsk a grown-up to count your fingers with you, one hand at a time, saying a number for each finger as you touch it. Then look for five things at home, like five spoons or five blocks, and count them one by one.
For grown-upsCount your child's fingers one hand at a time, saying a number as they touch each one, then find five things at home and count them.
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