Lesson 5 of 8

The unit dot

Look for the dot on the beam. It sits on the Ones bar.

We always find the Ones bar first, then count the bars to the left: Tens, Hundreds, Thousands.

The beam with a white dot on it
The unit dot.

Try it

Find the dot on the beam. That's the Ones bar! Show 6 on the bar with the dot.

Oli, the BrainyBeads mascot

Show 6 on the bar with the dot.

Running total0
Thousands
Hundreds
Tens
Ones