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Abacus · Ages 5+ · Set A
Fish in the bowl
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Remember: Beads slide back and the rest stay. That is taking away from five.

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Mia's fishMia has five fish in a bowl. She lifts two fish out. Pip slides two beads back. Three beads are still across. Five take away two leaves three.
1
How many fish did Mia have?
🐟🐟🐟🐟Four🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟Five🐟🐟Two
2
Mia lifts three fish out.
TrueFalse
3
How many fish stay in the bowl?
🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟Five🐟🐟Two🐟🐟🐟Three

Slide beads back

4
Five beads are across. Slide four back. How many stay?
🔵One🔵🔵🔵🔵Four🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵Five
5
Which frame shows five take away three?
🐶
A🐱
B🐸
C
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5 − 1 =
7
Five take away two leaves four.
TrueFalse
8
Join each sum to what it leaves.
  1. 15 − 2
  2. 25 − 3
  3. 35 − 4
  • A1
  • B2
  • C3

Think and do

9
Five fingers are up. Two go down. How many stay up?
👆👆👆Three👆👆Two👆👆👆👆👆Five
10
Five take away five leaves none.
TrueFalse
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Number the steps.
  • Pip slides two beads back
  • Five fish are in the bowl
  • Mia lifts two fish out
  • Three beads are still across
12
Draw five beads across. Cross out three.
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Trace it.
5 − 2 = 3
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