Counting establishes a one-to-one correspondence between objects and the spoken number sequence through 100, so the last number said names the collection’s total regardless of the objects’ arrangement, size, or spacing. The understanding includes connecting counted quantities with their written numerals and recognizing that each successive count increases the quantity by one, providing a foundation for place value and later addition; it does not extend to counting beyond 100 or more advanced number systems.
To count a group of objects, touch each object one time and say the numbers in order. The last number you say tells how many objects there are altogether.
Example: Count the dots.
● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
● ● ● ●
It does not matter that the dots are in rows. If the objects are spread out or close together, count each one once and use the last number to tell the total.
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