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Abacus · Ages 5+ · Set A
Zero is an empty row
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Remember: An empty row is zero. Zero holds the place.

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The empty bowlMia looked in a bowl. It was empty! No beads at all. That is zero. On the frame, an empty row means zero.
1
How many beads are in an empty bowl?
🥣One bead🫙Zero beads🍲Three beads
2
Which bowl has zero beads?
🥣A bowl with one bead🍲A bowl with three beads🫙An empty bowl
3
🤲Does an empty hand have zero beads?
YesNo
4
📿Does a full row have zero beads?
YesNo
5
How many beads are across on this row?
012

Zero holds the place

6
What number is this?
11011
7
Which number do the beads show?
33330
8
Read the frame. What is the number?
51550
9
Is the ones row empty in thirty?
YesNo
10
Join each to its number.
  1. 1🫙 empty bowl
  2. 2🥣 one bead
  3. 3📿 full row
  • A10
  • B1
  • C0
11
Draw twenty. Leave the ones row empty.
12
Trace the numbers.
0 10 20
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