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TIE (Tanzania Institute of Education)
The Importance of Counting for Pupils
When
it comes to mathematical skills for young children one of the most important,
and most under-valued, is the skill of counting.
There
are two types of counting, or two ways we use the word “counting”. There is counting
aloud, saying the number words in the right order, and there is counting things.
As children get older and more proficient the “things” they are counting can be
harder, smaller, different sizes, movable, immovable and even things like
“movements” or claps.
First,
counting aloud. This is also called “rote” counting. It is the saying of the
number words in the right order. This is a really undervalued skill! It
underpins so many other parts of mathematics and having this secure is vital.
If you
can rote count, then you have the beginnings of addition and subtraction. That
is because knowing what order the numbers are in allows you to compare the size
of numbers – I say 11 after I say 4 when counting up, so it must be bigger.
What about teaching numbers?
Children
love counting and it’s important your child gets used to numbers because these
lead on to most other mathematics skills. Children will often count in order
before they understand what the numbers mean.
Link
numbers with objects to show them what ‘one’, ‘two’, ‘three’ or ‘five’ means.
For instance one nose, one mouth, two ears, two legs and five fingers
Read
stories and rhymes (eg Three Blind Mice, Goldilocks and the Three Bears) and
sing songs that use numbers
Count
as you walk up and down steps, do up buttons, lay the table, filling their
lunchbox
Spot
numbers on letterboxes
Cook –
measure the ingredients, share food evenly
Listen
to music – clap, count and sing the rhythm
Shop –
count how many cans are in the trolley
Build
– use building blocks, measure length and height, match size and shape.
Your
child learns by repetition. The repeated counting they do in everyday life,
like setting the table or getting dressed, helps them to understand numbers.
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