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1. Show me number 5, 8, 1, 12 …
   
2. Tell me what number I have made, e.g., 6, 10, 13 …
   
3. Tell me what number is 1 more than, for example, 2. Let's check with the calculator. What do I do to find 1 more than?
   
4. Tell me what number is 1 less than 4. Let's check with the calculator. What do I do to find 1 less than?
   
5. I'm thinking of number 6. You make a number bigger than 6. Show me your number. Let's check. (Use blocks, cubes etc.)
   
6. I'm thinking of number 9. You make a number smaller than 9. Show me your number. Let's check. (Use blocks, cubes, etc.)
   

1. Press 1 + 1 =, =, =, etc.
   
2. Press CA
   
3. e.g. by 2 Press CA then RM
   
4. Press 2 + 2 =, =, =, etc.
   
5. Press CA

1. Press 10 - 1 =, =, =, etc.
   
2. Press CA
   
3. Check basic facts and operations done in class.