Students begin with a full 5-frame and roll a connecting cube onto the number mat to see how many counters to add. After they add more counters, students find the total number of counters and write the number on their recording sheets.

Students begin with a full 5-frame and roll a connecting cube onto the number mat to see how many counters to take away. After they take away the counters, students figure out how many counters are left and write the number on their recording sheets.