# A little for now, a little for later

Take 6 safe pieces or make 6 marks, or choose a smaller manageable amount. Use two or three spots to organise a job you actually want to do. Show each part; change the split while keeping the same collection. Point, say, sign or direct the moves. No return/photo is needed.

Try one small check: how do the parts account for your whole? If an empty spot is useful, it has zero. You may stop or finish privately.

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An ordinary example is 1 + 5 = 6. Show its reasoning only after the first own attempt if useful. This is a supplied model, not your household's stock. [Full plan](../teacher/day-41.md). If an object is counted in both parts, move one new small collection once into two outlined places; remove each object from waiting before placing it. An adult can move under the child's direction; record a maths hint separately from reading or physical access. Home return is optional and is not a learning criterion.

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