GETTING READY
A whole, and its parts
A whole to name. A turn at the table. A little practice.
About 15–20 minutes together. Bring exactly five similar blocks or counters, and a sheet with one big boundary drawn around two inner areas. For the transfer, six spoons and two cups. Count the five and the six separately beforehand, and keep every spare out of reach.
For the grown-up · Whole and parts are taught at the table, not on screen — this is a gesture over real objects. Stay nearby and read prompts if your browser’s voice is unavailable. No number reading or writing needed. Printing is optional.
Open the table card & whole-and-parts sheet ↗This page remembers your place only while it stays open. Reloading or leaving starts again.
Grown-up help
Practice on screen is rehearsal of the whole/part gesture. It supports, but cannot itself supply, the table-observed rows below. Your paper card remains the evidence record.
- Shows the whole: an inclusive gesture or words covering every block, unprompted. After an attention or structure hint, record supported.
- Shows a part: indicates a single group on request — either group is right.
- Transfer with six spoons: the whole is both cups, and the answer to “how many in the whole?” is six, not a repeated five.
Mark each row independent / supported / revisit / uncertain. If you had to trace the boundary yourself, that is supported. Leave anything you did not observe uncertain. Nothing is scored or stored.
There is no deadline. Tapping a group always marks that group, so your child can see what their tap did. Five practice items, at most two extra splits; a second mismatch on the same one closes practice calmly.
Whole-and-parts sheet, sets to cut and the table card ↗