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Counting Table

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The Counting Table is a great exercise set for students who are just learning the order of numbers and counting. The Counting Table can be customized to display any set of ordered numbers. Leave hints in the tables to help early learners.

Change the number of exercises

  1. Click on the box labeled "Number of Exercises" in the options panel.

  2. Type in a new number or use the up and down arrows to change the value. You can choose any number from 1 to 200.

Change the number of exercises in a row

  1. Select "Exercises per Row" in the options panel.

  2. Click the down arrow to choose a new number from the list or use Auto.

Notes:

  • If you are using the default auto settings, the number of questions per row will change automatically when you adjust the font size or the low/high number ranges.

  • For word problems exercises sets, you can only choose 1 or 2 exercises per row.

Change the row spacing

Set the spacing between rows of exercises in 100ths of an inch (25 = 1/4 inch, 40 = 1cm).

  1. Select the input field for the Row Spacing option in the options pane.

  2. Type a new value in the field or use the up and down arrows to increase or decrease the value. Valid range is 0 to 300.

Show title

  1. To show the exercise set Title, select the check box for the Show Title option in the options pane.

  2. To hide the exercise set title, deselect the check box.

Show instructions

  1. To show the exercise set Instructions, select the check box for the Show Instructions option in the options pane.

  2. To hide the exercise set instructions, deselect the check box.

Show duplicate warning

When this option is selected, a warning is displayed if there are any duplicate exercises in the exercise set. To hide the duplicate warning, uncheck the Show Duplicate Warning option in the options pane.

Change the number of rows in the table

  1. To change the number of rows in the table, select the input field for the Rows option in the options pane.

  2. Type a new number in the field or use the up and down arrows to increase or decrease the value. Valid range is 1 to 12.

Change the number of columns in the table

  1. To change the number of rows in the table, select the input field for the Rows option in the options pane.

  2. Type a new number in the field or use the up and down arrows to increase or decrease the value. Valid range is 1 to 12.

Change the percentage of solution hints

To change the percentage of solution hints, select the drop-down arrow for the Hints option in the options pane.

Make a selection from the drop-down list of percentages.

Change the size of the cells in the table

Set the cell size in 100ths of an inch (25 = 1/4 inch, 40 = 1cm). Valid range is 10 to 60.

To change the cell size, select the input field for the Cell Size option in the options pane.

Type a new value in the field or use the up and down arrows to increase or decrease the value. Valid range is 10 to 60.

Change the direction of counting

Add an extra challenge by changing the direction of counting. Select from four different combinations: Top-Left to Bottom-Right, Top-Right to Bottom-Left, Bottom-Left to Top-Right, and Bottom-Right to Top-Left.

Show the first number and last number in the table

Check this feature to display the first and last numbers of the table.

Tip

This feature can be used in combination with Hints to help out early learners.

Change the start number

To change the initial number in the counting sequence, set the high and low end of the range the start number can be generated within.

  1. To set either the high or low end of the range, select the input field for the appropriate option in the options pane.

  2. Type a new number in the field. Valid range is -1,000 to 1,000.

Change the increment

To change the value the counting sequence is incremented by (the amount by which each number is increased), set the high and low end of the range the increment can be generated within.

  1. To set either the high or low end of the range, select the input field for the appropriate option in the options pane.

  2. Type a new number in the field. Valid range is -1,000 to 1,000.

Optional Display Settings