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Counting 6, 7 and 8

Part of MathsCounting and orderingYear 1

Six (6)

6 is one more than 5.

There are 6 spots on this domino and 6 sides on a hexagon.

An illustration of a boy pointing at a double 3 domino and a hexagon.
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Seven (7)

7 is one more than 6.

A 20p coin has 7 edges.

An illustration of a girl pointing to a heptagon and a domino with 4 and 3.
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Eight (8)

8 is one more than 7.

Two dogs have 8 legs altogether.

An octagon has 8 sides.

An illustration of a young boy smiling, two pugs, a domino showing double four and an octagon.
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Example 1

Here is a number line showing the numbers 1 to 8.

Number line to 8.
  • Which number comes after 5?

âś“ 6 comes after 5.

  • Which number comes after 6?

âś“ 7 comes after 6.

  • Which number comes after 7?

âś“ 8 comes after 7.

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Example 2

Here are some dominoes.

Dominoes.

  • Can you find the ones that have 6 spots in total?

  • What about 7 spots?

  • How many have 8 spots?

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Example 3

How can we make 6 by adding 2 numbers?

5 + 1 = 6
4 + 2 = 6
3 + 3 = 6
2 + 4 = 6
1 + 5 = 6

How can we make 7 by adding 2 numbers?

6 + 1 = 7
5 + 2 = 7
4 + 3 = 7
3 + 4 = 7
2 + 5 = 7
1 + 6 = 7

How can we make 8 by adding 2 numbers?

7 + 1 = 8
6 + 2 = 8
5 + 3 = 8
4 + 4 = 8
3 + 5 = 8
2 + 6 = 8
1 + 7 = 8

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