Ray's New Primary Arithmetic · Lesson VIII · Unit 2: First number facts with counters

8. Facts up to 8: together, apart and in groups

Goal: Using counters, your child adds to 8, takes away from 8, and counts equal groups.

⏱ About 15 minutes · 4 steps

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You'll need

  • About 20 small counters: dried beans, buttons, pennies or pebbles (the book suggests marbles, beans or pebbles)

What's in the book

Spoken questions on the numbers to 8, putting together ("How many are 5 and 3?"), taking away ("One from 6 leaves how many?") and equal groups ("How many are 2 times 3?").

The lesson, step by step

  1. Warm up

    Ask three questions from Lesson VII with counters.

  2. Taking away

    Put out 6 beans. Take 1 away and hide it in your hand.

    SayOne from 6 leaves how many?

    Let your child count what is left. Then 2 from 6, 3 from 6.

  3. Equal groups

    Make 2 piles of 3 beans.

    SayTwo times three. How many altogether?

    This is a first look at multiplying; there is no need to name it yet.

  4. Book questions

    Work through the questions on the book page, with counters for every one.

Afterwards

A few counter questions every day. Let your child make up a question for you to answer too.

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