Early number

Alphabetland

Counting conkers

How many? How do you know? Is there a limit/maximum? How do patterns help?

Gelman and Gallistel (1986)

One to one principle

Stable order principle

Cardinal principle

Abstraction principle

Order-irrelevance principle

Conservation

What might be the implications for teaching counting?

Independent study

Read Hansen, A. (ed) (2005) Children’s Errors in Mathematics, Exeter: pp23-25 to enhance your understanding of the five principles of counting and potential misconceptions.

  Complete Counting Misconceptions Activity

Today’s schedule

9.00 - 10.00 10.00 – 10.45 10.45 – 11.45 12.00 - 1.00 1.00 -1.45 1.45 – 2.45

Lead lecture

Study task

HJB Gp

10 A

15 B

18 C

HJB Gp

10 B

15 C

18 A

Lunch

HJB Gp

10 C

15 A

18 B