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Ask the child how tall the beads can be stacked without their falling over. Count each bead as it is added to the stack.
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Point to a colour on any bead and ask the child to identify it.
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Ask the child to place the number-cube beads in a row from one to ten. Then ask he child to turn the beads over and line them up pictorially from one to ten. Repeat the activity until the child can easily identify the numbers and numeric representations one through ten.
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Ask the child to hand you a cube with a specific number or numeric representation on it.
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Ask the child to string the beads in a specific order. Describe each bead by its colour, shape or identifying marks.