Example: Counting down from 3, which number comes next?
Start from 3 and count backwards (3, 2, 1, 0). The number that comes next is 2.
2
1
3
Example:
14
+ 2
13
16
15
Example: Counting up from 2, which number comes next?
Count to 2 and then one more (0, 1, 2, 3, ...). The number that comes after 2 is 3.
2
1
3
Example:
4 + 2 =
3
+ 3
Example:
6 cents
2 cents
5 cents
Example: Lucy had 4 pens. She got 2 more. How many pens does she have?
3
6
5
Example: In the number 39, which digit is in ones place?
6
3
9
Example: In the number 39, where is 9?
hundreds place
tens place
ones place
Example: Paul and Ned each have a pile of blocks. The white pile has 87 blocks. The gray pile has 49 blocks. Paul has fewer blocks than Ned. Who has which pile?