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Abacus · Ages 5+ · Set A
Count to ten
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Remember: Slide a bead across to count it. A whole row is ten.

Count the beads

A grown-up reads each question aloud. Listen to the little story first.

The bead shopMia wanted ten beads for a bracelet. But the beads rolled about! Pip put them on a string, one by one. Ten beads made a neat line.
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Count the beads. How many are across?
342
2
Slide and count. How many beads?
567
3
How many beads are slid across?
1089
4
Is this a whole row of ten beads?
YesNo
5
Is it easier to count beads that roll about?
YesNo

Slide and say

6
How do we count a bead on the frame?
🛑Leave it where it is👉Slide it across🙈Hide it
7
Which number is a whole row?
🔟Ten🖐️Five🔵Eight
8
Which frame shows seven?
A
B
C
9
Seven, eight, nine. What comes next?
10811
10
Join each number to its word.
  1. 13
  2. 26
  3. 310
  • Aten
  • Bsix
  • Cthree
11
Slide six beads across. Draw them.
12
Trace the numbers.
6 7 8 9 10
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