11 Simple Ways (for a 6-year-old) to Ask: Count the Dinos and Elephants — Which Group Has Eleven Left?

Easy, child-friendly rephrasings (11 ways) of 'Count the dinos and elephants in the shop. Which of them are eleven left?' plus a tiny counting tip for a 6-year-old.

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Short tip for counting: Point to each toy and say the number out loud as you touch it. Count the dinos, then count the elephants. Then see which group has eleven.

  1. Count the dinosaurs and elephants in the shop. Which group has eleven left?
  2. How many dinos and how many elephants are there? Does one group have eleven?
  3. Look in the shop and count the dinos and elephants. Which ones add up to eleven?
  4. Can you count all the dinos and elephants? Which group has eleven toys left?
  5. Count the dinos, then count the elephants. Which of the two has exactly eleven?
  6. How many dinosaurs are there and how many elephants? Which group equals eleven?
  7. Point and count every dino and every elephant. Which pile has eleven?
  8. Find the number of dinos and the number of elephants. Which one is eleven?
  9. Count both groups in the shop. Which group has eleven left behind?
  10. How many are the dinos and how many are the elephants? Which side has eleven?
  11. Count each kind: dinos first, elephants next. Which kind has eleven toys?

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