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Making 5 Exploration

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Making 5 Exploration

Number 5 with colorful counting objects

🔢 Part 1: Ways to Make 5

1. Circle the groups that make 5 altogether:

2 red blocks + 3 blue blocks

1 apple + 3 oranges

4 cars + 1 truck

3 cats + 3 dogs

2. Which number sentences equal 5? Tick all that are correct:

1 + 4 = 5

2 + 2 = 5

0 + 5 = 5

3 + 2 = 5

3. Fill in the missing numbers to make 5:

a) 2 + ____ = 5

b) ____ + 1 = 5

c) 3 + ____ = 5

d) ____ + 0 = 5

✏️ Part 2: Show Your Thinking

4. Draw circles to show two different ways to make 5:

Way 1: Draw your first way to make 5

Way 2: Draw your second way to make 5

5. Complete this sentence using maths words:

When I _______ 2 and 3 together, I get _______ altogether.

6. Explain how you know that 4 + 1 makes 5:

🌟 Part 3: Challenge Activity

7. Can you find THREE different ways to make 5? Write the number sentences:

Way 1: _____ + _____ = 5

Way 2: _____ + _____ = 5

Way 3: _____ + _____ = 5

8. If you have 5 lollies and you want to share them into 2 groups, what are all the different ways you could do this?

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