LET’S TRY ONE
There are two rows of five dots. How many dots?
10
Five plus five makes 10 dots.
Learning steps & teaching tips
Count organized rows without counting an object twice.
- Count one row, then keep counting from that total.
- Work through the example. Explain how its evidence supports the answer.
- Try a new question; use the explanation to check your thinking.
Try it together
Write or draw your own example with different numbers. Solve it, then ask a partner to check the method as well as the answer.
Count one row, then keep counting from that total.