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Ways to Make 5

  • Kindergarten
  • Mathematics
  • 1 min 10 s
  • British Columbia
  • BCK-MA-05

One hand and a row of five counters, one for each finger, show how flipping counters from yellow to blue splits 5 into 4 and 1, then 3 and 2, and flipping them back gives 5 and 0, with every split counted to check it still makes 5. It ends on a recap of the three ways to make 5: 4 and 1, 3 and 2, and 5 and 0.

Concept: Ways to make 5: 4 and 1, 3 and 2, 5 and 0

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The question this lesson answers

Let's find some ways to make 5!

Here is one hand. Count the fingers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5!

Transcript

What the lesson says

Let's find some ways to make 5!

Here is one hand. Count the fingers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5!

Here are 5 counters, one for each finger.

Flip 1 counter over. Now it is blue.

4 yellow and 1 blue. That is 4 and 1.

Count them all: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. 4 and 1 make 5!

Flip 1 more counter. Now it is blue too.

3 yellow and 2 blue. That is 3 and 2.

Count again: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. 3 and 2 make 5!

Flip them back. Now all 5 are yellow.

5 yellow and 0 blue. 5 and 0 make 5!

4 and 1, 3 and 2, 5 and 0. Three ways to make 5!

Curriculum

Where this fits

British Columbia, Kindergarten

Mathematics, Number: ways to make 5BCK-MA-05

Previous: Seeing Five at a Glance: Dice and Finger PatternsNext: More, Fewer or the Same? Line Them Up!

The outcomes and strands follow the British Columbia curriculum.

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