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Foundations · Level 1 of 12

Counting and first sums

Everything else in maths is built on number sense: what a number means, how place value works, and why a method like carrying or long division gives the right answer. Kanakku draws every sum as a picture first (coins, ten frames, place-value blocks), so the method makes sense before it becomes routine. It is the right place to start whether you are learning this for the first time or filling old gaps.

Practise level 16 topics explained

Counting

Count things up to 50, and learn number names.

Key idea

The last number you say when you count tells you how many there are.

How to do it

  1. Touch each thing once as you count it.
  2. Say one number for each thing.
  3. Count in groups of 5 or 10 to go faster.
  4. The last number you say is the answer.
Practise counting

More, less, longer

Which is more? Which is bigger? Which is longer?

Key idea

More means a bigger number. Fewer means a smaller number.

How to do it

  1. Count each group.
  2. The group with the bigger number has more.
  3. If both numbers are the same, they are equal.
Practise more, less, longer

Adding up to 20

Put things together and count how many in all.

Key idea

Adding means putting things together to find how many in all.

How to do it

  1. Start with the bigger number.
  2. Count on, one at a time, for the smaller number.
  3. The last number you say is the total.
Practise adding up to 20

Taking away

Some go away. How many are left?

Key idea

Taking away means some go away. Count what is left.

How to do it

  1. Start with all of them.
  2. Cross out the ones taken away.
  3. Count the ones that are left.
Practise taking away

Shapes

Circles, squares, triangles and more.

Key idea

Shapes have names. We tell them apart by counting their sides and corners.

How to do it

  1. Trace each side with your finger.
  2. Count the sides and the corners.
  3. Round shapes like circles have no corners.
Practise shapes

Patterns

Find what comes next in a pattern.

Key idea

A pattern repeats again and again. Find the part that repeats.

How to do it

  1. Say the pattern out loud.
  2. Find the part that repeats.
  3. The next thing is the start of the repeat again.
Practise patterns