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How many?
👆touch1️⃣one🔢count🍎apples
How many?
The big ideaTouch each one once. The last number says how many.

How it works

Touch each one once. The last number says how many.

Move the ones you've counted to the side so you don't count twice.

However they are arranged, the number is the same.

2 × 3 = 6
Count 6 apples.

Example 1: Touch each once

  1. Count 5 apples: touch each and say a number.
  2. One, two, three, four, five.
  3. The last number is 5, so there are 5.

Example 2: Move them

  1. Move each counted apple to the side.
  2. That way you don't count it twice.
  3. Count the whole group.

Example 3: Spread out

  1. Spread the same apples out wide.
  2. Count again.
  3. There are still 5.

Words to know

count
To say a number for each thing.
total
How many there are all together.

Watch out

Try it

  1. Count 3 claps. How many?
  2. There are 4 cups. Move one away. How many are left?
  3. Does the number change if you spread things out?
  4. What do you say last when counting?
Answers: 1. 3 · 2. 3 · 3. no · 4. how many there are
For grown-upsLet your child count anything: spoons, steps, grapes. Ask 'how many?' each time.
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