Look at the picture on our board: 3 apples and 2 bananas. Altogether means how many when we put both groups together. I wonder how many pieces of fruit that is altogether? How could we check?
Two groups of counters have joined on the ten-frame. Find each group, then count how many there are altogether.
One pupil builds two groups on the ten-frame. We watch and count how many altogether. First pair: 2 and 3.
Join two sets
In your maths copy, draw 4 apples and 2 bananas as simple dots, one dot for each piece of fruit. Then write how many pieces of fruit there are altogether.
Some counters are already on the frame. Add the rest and say how many there are altogether.
How many altogether?
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