Math · Stage 1
Read a grid by row then column; count an array in equal groups
Rows go across, columns go up and down — read the grid row by row and count the array in equal groups.
✦ Math📘 Stage 1 · S1⏱ ~9 min🧒 Ages 5–6★ Free to start
I can read a grid by row then column and count an array in equal groups.
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Kavi's Muffin Tray 🧁
Kavi bakes muffins in a neat tray 🧁. The tray is a grid — rows go across and columns go up and down — with 3 rows and 4 muffins in each row. "I never count them one by one," hoots Kavi. "I read the grid by rows — 4, then 8, then 12 — because every row is an equal group!"
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What your child will learn
1Read the grid: rows and columnsA ten-frame is a tiny grid — 2 rows going across and 5 columns going up and down. Tap Add 5 to fill one whole row at a time and watch the two rows.
2Count the array in equal groupsThis array has rows of 3. Start at 0 and hop +3 for each row — one hop reads one whole row. Watch Kavi land on 3, 6, 9, 12.
3Groups of 3, numbers onlyNo pictures now. Reading an array of rows of 3 lights up these numbers: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15. Each lit number is one more row added.
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A peek inside
Kavi lays counters in a grid: 3 rows with 4 in each row. How many counters in all?
4 + 4 + 4 = 12
Try this at home: Read the grid by rows — 2 rows with 3 in each row: 3 + 3 = __
Ready to play and learn?
Start the free interactive lesson, or print the handout for screen-free play.
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