General Tools
- Select
allows you to select cows and drag them.
Once a cow is selected, it will turn purple.
- Group
corrals selected cows into groups of 5 or 10, depending on the activity.
- Break Group
removes selected cows from a corral.
- Check
allows you to input the correct final number of cows.
- Subtract
allows you to subtract away all the selected cows.
- New Set
button(s) will provide a new problem or allow you to create your own problem.
For every correct answer, you will receive a barn (
) at the top of the screen.
Count by 5s
- Count cows by corralling them into groups of 5. To do this, select cows until 5 are purple and upside down. Then, click
Group
. Repeat this step until you can no longer group 5 cows together. Loose
cows should be moved into the upper area separately using the
Select
tool.
- Tally
counts cows as you group using tally marks. It may be hidden at any time using the arrow at the top of the Tally window.
- New Set
displays a new problem at any point.
- Check
- Count with Me
counts cows by selecting first all groups of corralled cows and then
all loose cows. The count will also be displayed in the Tally window, if
shown.
- Count Alone
lets users input the number of cows into a calculator. The count will also be displayed in the Tally window, if shown.
Count by 10s
- Count cows by corralling them into groups of 10. To do this, click on the cows until 10 are purple and upside down. Then, click
Group
. Repeat this step until you can no longer group 10 cows together. Loose
cows should be moved into the upper area separately using the
Move
tool.
- New
displays a new problem at any point.
- Check
- Count with Me
counts cows by selecting first all groups of corralled cows and then all loose cows.
- Count Alone
lets users input the number of cows into a calculator.
Add
- Begin by moving all cows from the bottom two areas up to the
sum field to combine them. Then, group loose cows by 10s if there are
enough loose cows. This is the same as carrying using the traditional
addition method.
- Check: After moving the cows into the sum field, press check to enter in the sum.
- Any Numbers (double arrow)
displays a new problem at any point using numbers selected by the
computer. - My Numbers(settings wheel)
displays a new problem at any point using numbers you select. Value must be between 0 and 20.
Subtract
- Begin by selecting the number of cows that you want to
subtract. You may need to ungroup cows to remove the correct number.
This is the same as borrowing using the traditional subtraction method.
Then, press the
Subtract
button.
- Next, move the remaining cows to the difference field. Press
Check
to enter the difference and complete the problem.
- Any Numbers
displays a new problem at any point using numbers selected by the computer.
- My Numbers
displays a new problem at any point using numbers you select. The value
in the first box must be between 0 and 20. The value in the second box
must be at least 0 but less than the value in the first box.