This account describes how number develops in the preschool range, from about 3-5 years, and provides a detailed overview of the various skills and understandings that children need in order to achieve competence
Counting in preschool and the early elementary years supports the development of a variety of other mathematical abilities. Patterning, part-whole relationships, place value, composition and decomposition, equivalence, operations, and magnitude
This story is written not for children, but for prospective and practicing teachers. It takes the child’s point of view about counting and presents the adventure in an amusing manner that will draw
