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1 Let's look together
A group can be split into smaller parts. The whole is all the parts together.
Five blocks can split into two and three. Push them together again: the whole is still five. We did not lose any blocks.
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2 Watch how I do it
I cover two of five counters. I can see three. Two hidden and three seen make five altogether.
3 Your turn
Split six objects into four and a hidden part. How many are hidden?
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Two, because four and two make six.
4 Try it away from the page
Split five blocks in different ways. Draw each split. Include zero and five.
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Adult notes · prerequisites, safety and coverage
Prerequisite: count and compare. Keep the whole unchanged while varying the parts. This prepares bonds and missing numbers.
Use large counters, blocks and paper before symbols. Revisit a lesson until the child can show and explain the idea. Numbers grow from 0–10 to 20, then 100; these pages are not a one-sitting course.
Build number bonds and related subtraction facts within twenty.