Good question. The assumption is that you are facing your child in which case you do hold the right hand up with the 5 and the left with numbers less than 5. If, however, you are sitting next to your child than you would hold up the left hand with all five fingers and the right hand with the quantity less than 5. This is to mimic how we read, from left to right.

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Thanks for giving your child a RightStart in math.

Sincerely, Rosine