Introducing the Counting Principles What is the difference between rote counting and rational counting? At first, children just chant a sequence of number names that they previously heard. This is very procedural and it is…
Teaching the Cardinal Counting Principle Understanding the Cardinal Principle The cardinal principle is one of the five counting principles. It teaches us that the last number name we say when counting a group of objects…
Teaching the Stable-Order Counting Principle Understanding the Stable-Order Principle The stable-order principle is one of the five counting principles. As young children learn to count, they must remember a sequence of number names that typically…
# Teaching the Order-Irrelevance Counting Principle ## What does the order-irrelevance principle mean? One of the five counting principles is the order-irrelevance principle. This principle states that the order in which objects are counted is…
Teaching the One-to-One Counting Principle What does a One-to-one Correspondence mean? One-to-one Correspondence is one of the five counting principles. As young children learn to count, they must remember to match each object with only…
