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Mathematics in the EYFS: Counting - In total
Nursery World,
28 June 2007
Mentally attaching a number name to an object within a group is an important skill for young children to master, say Sheila Ebbutt and Carole Skinner.
There are two meanings of counting in early childhood maths. Saying the number names in order is one way, like counting to ten when you are playing hide and seek. The other way is counting how many objects there are. The second kind of counting needs more understanding and more skill, and as adults we often forget what a complex task this kind of counting is. Once children know the number names in order,...
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