Five Is Three and Two
Age 5 · Maths
Three grey pebbles and two white pebbles together make five pebbles. A number can be split into two smaller parts, and the parts put back together make the same number.
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- A number can be made of two parts.
- Putting the two parts together gives the whole number again.
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