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Abacus · Ages 5+ · Set A
The frame and its rows
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Remember: Each wire is a row of ten beads. We start on the bottom row.

Socks on lines

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Pip's washing linePip hung socks on three lines. The purple socks stayed on the bottom line. The yellow socks stayed on the line above. A bead stays on its own row, just like a sock on its line.
1
Which line were the purple socks on?
⬆️The line above⬇️The bottom line
2
🧦Can a sock hop to a different line?
YesNo
3
🔵Can a bead hop to a different row?
YesNo
4
Which row do we start on?
⬆️The top row↔️The middle row⬇️The bottom row

Rows of beads

5
How many rows does this frame have?
234
6
How many beads are on one full row?
🔟Ten beads✌️Two beads💯A hundred beads
7
How many beads are across on the bottom row?
432
8
Which row has the beads across?
⬆️The top row⬇️The bottom row
9
Join each to what it tells us.
  1. 1⬇️ bottom row
  2. 2⬆️ top row
  3. 3🔵 bead
  • Afor bigger numbers
  • Bstays on its row
  • Cwe start here
10
Circle everything that makes a row.
📚Books on a shelf✏️One pencil🚌Seats on a bus
11
Draw three beads on the bottom row.
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Answer key · Set A
The frame and its rows
1The bottom line Pip pegged the purple socks on the bottom line.
2No Every sock stayed on its own line.
3No A bead stays on its own row, just like a sock on its line.
4The bottom row We start on the bottom row because it is the first row.
53 Count the wires from top to bottom. There are three rows.
6Ten beads One row has ten beads.
73 Look at the bottom row only. Three beads are slid across.
8The top row The beads are on the top row. The bottom row has none across.
91-C, 2-A, 3-B
10Books on a shelf, Seats on a bus Books on a shelf make a row, and so do the seats on a bus.
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