Ways to Make 5

Break 5 into two parts in every way.

Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.

What children learn in Level 28

Here are 5 counters. Some are red and some are yellow. 4 red and 1 yellow make 5.
Flip one more to yellow: 3 red and 2 yellow. It's still 5!
There are lots of ways to make 5: 5 and 0, 4 and 1, 3 and 2, 2 and 3, 1 and 4, and 0 and 5.
Your turn! Tap the counters to make 2 red and 3 yellow.
Try it with a grown-up! Hide 5 small things in your two hands. Open them: how many in each hand? Mix them up and try again.

Georgia's K-12 Mathematics Standards:

K.NR.5.1 — Compose (put together) and decompose (break apart) numbers up to 10 using objects and drawings.