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Developing Early Number Concepts and Number Sense

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Early number activities include which of the following activities?

Match numeral to setsMore, less, sameCalculate sumsRecognize characteristics of numerals

Teaching numbers between 10 and 20 is a good time to introduce

More and lessReasoningTriplesPlace value

The ________ principle refers to recognizing that the last number counted names the quantity of the set

quantitynumber ordercardinalityordinality

Out of the four different types of number relationships that children can and should develop, which one refers specifically to working with fingers or ten frames?

Spatial relationshipsOne more/two more one less/two lessPart-part-wholeAnchors of 5 and 10

Missing part activities are an important and useful variation of what number relationship?

Part-part-wholeOne more/two more one less/two lessAnchors of 5 and 10Spatial relationships

	Flexible, intuitive thinking with numbers applies only to early development of small numbers operations.

	True False

	A child unable to use "more" in identifying two sets that are quite obviously different in numbers is at a considerable educational risk.

	True False

	Focusing on a quantity in terms of its parts has important implications for developing counting ability.

	True False

	When students are able to see that the last counted word names the quantity of the set, they are said to have the cardinality principle.

	True False

	Counting on and counting back are difficult skills for most young children.

	True False

Describe the characteristics of early counting skills and activities.

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Early number activities include which of the following activities?

Teaching numbers between 10 and 20 is a good time to introduce

The ________ principle refers to recognizing that the last number counted names the quantity of the set

Out of the four different types of number relationships that children can and should develop, which one refers specifically to working with fingers or ten frames?

Missing part activities are an important and useful variation of what number relationship?

Flexible, intuitive thinking with numbers applies only to early development of small numbers operations.

A child unable to use "more" in identifying two sets that are quite obviously different in numbers is at a considerable educational risk.

Focusing on a quantity in terms of its parts has important implications for developing counting ability.

When students are able to see that the last counted word names the quantity of the set, they are said to have the cardinality principle.

Counting on and counting back are difficult skills for most young children.

Describe the characteristics of early counting skills and activities.