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Counting on in equal steps. Not as easy as it looks and fingers may be used!

The best way to count larger numbers of objects is to group them into 5s or 10s.

Some fascinating patterns can be found by counting on a number square.

Use knowledge to subtract a single digit from a teen number quickly and efficiently. Rather than just counting up in ones, look for two steps, firstly to ten and then to the number.

Sometimes quite tricky subtractions can be made easy by counting up. Have a look at these to see why.

This is where we make real headway with learning the 2x, 5x and 10x tables. Make sure they are recited as a whole and not just saying the answers (which is just counting up).

A helpful set of pages for early division. Use a number line to hop along.

Finding the number half way between two other numbers is not always easy. There are number lines to help with this as well as counting on in ones, tens and hundreds.

Adding a single digit to a 3-digit number; there might well be plenty of counting on fingers here!

Understanding what area is; finding the area of rectangles by counting squares and then by measuring and calculating. Finding the area of irregular shapes by approximating.

Some fascinating patterns can be made on a number square by counting on in equal steps.

Adding and subtracting numbers that cross the thousands boundary: often ?counting on? is the best method.