Digit Dog is counting his bones. “One, two, three.” But 3 bones are not enough.
Reason about numbers by asking questions about the number of bones:
What if Digit Dog found 1 more bone? How many would he have then? How do you know that? Can you convince me?
What if he found 2 more bones?
What if he ate one bone?
What does Digit Dog have to do to make his wish come true? How many more bones does he need? How can you work it out?
Use a five-frame or ten-frame to help learners work out how to make Digit Dog’s wish come true and explain their thinking.
Explore other numbers of bones.
