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Five and under
➕plus➖take away🖐️five fingers🔢number sentence
Five and under.
The big ideaPlus puts more in. Take away takes some out.

How it works

Plus puts more in. Take away takes some out.

2 plus 1 makes 3. 4 take away 1 leaves 3.

Use your fingers to check.

1 × 5 = 5
3 and 2 make 5.

Example 1: Plus

  1. 2 cubes and 1 more cube.
  2. Put them together and count: 1, 2, 3.
  3. 2 + 1 = 3.

Example 2: Take away

  1. 4 grapes and you eat 1.
  2. Count what is left: 1, 2, 3.
  3. 4 − 1 = 3.

Example 3: Five

  1. 3 fingers and 2 more fingers.
  2. Count them all.
  3. 3 + 2 = 5.

Words to know

plus
Put together, to make more.
take away
Remove some.

Watch out

Try it

  1. 1 plus 1 is?
  2. 3 plus 2 is?
  3. 5 take away 2 is?
  4. 4 take away 4 is?
Answers: 1. 2 · 2. 5 · 3. 3 · 4. 0
For grown-upsUse snacks to play 'I have 4, I eat 1: how many now?'
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