Representing numbers with objects
Represent numbers using objects, pictorial representations, and the number line
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A number can be shown in more than one way: with objects, with a picture, and as a place on a number line. All three should mean the same quantity.
Spend about 10 minutes representing 4 with objects, dots, and a mark on a 0–10 line.
Represent the same quantity with objects, dots and a marked number line.
Represent the same quantity with objects, dots and a marked number line.
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- Show a given number using counters, cubes, or fingers
- Draw a pictorial representation of a quantity (e.g. tally marks, dots)
- Locate a number on a number line
“If you ask your child to show you what the number 5 looks like, can they do it in more than one way — such as drawing five dots, holding up five fingers, or pointing to 5 on a number line?”
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- Type
- Representational
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Counting & Cardinality
- Age range
- Ages 4–6
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