The beads that slide back are taken away. The beads still across stay.
Start with five beads across, one for each fish in the bowl.
Slide back one bead for each fish that leaves.
The beads still across are the fish still in the bowl.
The fish that left and the fish that stayed make five all together.
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.
2. Slide three back from five: two stay across.
4. Slide one back from five: four stay across.
3. Five take away two leaves three: 5 − 2 = 3.
None. No beads are left across.
Hold up all five fingers, put two down, and say how many stay up. Then try three, and then four, and ask a grown-up to play too.
Hold up all five fingers, put two down and say how many stay up. Then try three, then four.
