One-to-one counting
One-to-one correspondence when counting objects: each object is paired with exactly one number name
Teaching approaches
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1 approach
Let’s count slowly. Touch each object once and say one number for each touch.
Get 5 small objects. Line them up, have your child touch and count each one, then mix them up and count again. Start with 3 objects if needed.
Learning resources
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Teddy Numbers
Select individual treats to build a requested quantity. For one-to-one practice, have the learner touch each chosen treat and count aloud.
Proof: Save a screenshot plus an adult note or short recording that the learner touched each treat once while counting aloud without skips or repeats.
Underwater Counting
Supplemental counting-and-numeral matching with focused levels to 5 or 10; the game does not enforce touching every object once.
Proof: Save a screenshot plus adult observation of the learner pointing to each creature once while counting aloud.
Number Frames
Adult-guided virtual manipulative: drag one counter into each frame cell and say one number for every counter.
Proof: Use the built-in snapshot plus adult observation or audio of the learner counting each counter exactly once.
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Before
No prerequisite
This concept
Check understanding
- Point to or touch each object exactly once while saying number names
- Do not skip objects or double-count when counting a set
- Recognise an error when someone counts an object twice
“If your child is counting a pile of grapes, do they touch or point to each one exactly once as they say each number — without skipping any or counting the same one twice?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Counting & Cardinality
- Age range
- Ages 4–6
Standards