Purpose

1.  Recognise the numbers from 6 to 10 as being made up of 5 and another number

How to play

1. Write “5 and ___is 6” on the board. Now show 5 fingers on one hand. Hide the other hand. Say “I can see 5 fingers. How many more fingers do I need to make 6?”
2. Learners use their fingers to help them get the answer. Encourage opening of remaining fingers in one movement rather than one by one.
3. Show 1 more finger and say “5 and 1 makes 6“. Fill in the missing number 1 on the board.
4. Do the same exercise with the numbers 7, 8, 9 and 10.
5. Learners can also do this in pairs. Write a few number sentences like “5 and ___ is 7″ on the whiteboards and ask the learners to work them out.

Variation

1. 1. Use the bead sticks/strings (i.e.  with 5 beads of one colour and 5 beads of another colour) on them
2. Write “5 and ___ is 7″on the board. Show 5 beads on the bead stick. Hide the remaining beads. Say “I can see 5 beads. How many more beads to make 7?”
3. Continue in the same way as above