{"product_id":"very-early-math-set-2-counting-how-to-do-it-what-it-tells-us-9780997126655","title":"Very Early MATH: SET 2 - COUNTING! How To Do It \u0026 What It Tells Us","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Marty Epstein\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Purple Peaks Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Purple Peaks Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Counting \u0026amp; Numeration\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCOUNTING! It's not as easy as \"1 - 2 - 3!\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eYIKES! \u003c\/b\u003eMany young children who can \"count\" don't understand why we count (to find out a group's size) or how counting works to tell us a group's size (the Cardinal Principle). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book is designed to help! \u003c\/b\u003eInformed by research and building on skills from \u003ci\u003eVery Early Math SET 1\u003c\/i\u003e, SET 2 provides tools to help your child understand the foundational math ideas of: \u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy we count (i.e., to find out a group's size), \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow counting tells us a group's size, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to count.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis matters a lot!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArithmetic simply won't make sense to a child who can \"count,\" but who \u003ci\u003edoesn't \u003c\/i\u003eunderstand the idea of a group, that numbers tell us the size of a group, and how counting tells us a group's size. That child might think 1 + 2 = 3 means\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eSomething\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e named \"1\"\u003c\/i\u003e (because it happened to be counted first) combined with \u003ci\u003eSomething named \"2\u003c\/i\u003e\" (because it happened to be counted second) becomes \u003ci\u003eSomething named \"3?\" \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThis simply makes no sense!\u003c\/b\u003e It's not what 1 + 2 = 3 means mathematically.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat does 1 + 2 = 3 mean mathematically? Here's an example of how it could be used\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eA group with 1 apple \u003c\/i\u003ecombined with \u003ci\u003ea group with 2 apples\u003c\/i\u003e equals\u003ci\u003e a group with 3 apples\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSee how core (please excuse the pun when writing about apples) the idea of a \"group\" is to mathematics, even the most basic arithmetic? Understanding the idea of a group and how counting tells us the size of a group is a nonnegotiable, critical foundation to math.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA child who doesn't yet have this understanding may be able to memorize 1 + 2 = 3, for example, but will not understand what 1 + 2 = 3 means. It's a bit like knowing how to pronounce and spell \"cat\" and \"dog\" without understanding what they mean.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt turns out that many adults, caregivers, and early childhood educators assume a child understands the idea of a group and how counting tells us a group's size when the child, in fact, doesn't yet understand these ideas. And it turns out that many approaches we use to help a child learn these key ideas actually don't work as well as we think they do.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eThat's why I made these books-to help children understand these core math ideas. \u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Purple Peaks Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45499386888343,"sku":"9780997126655","price":1094.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780997126655.webp?v=1768588176","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/very-early-math-set-2-counting-how-to-do-it-what-it-tells-us-9780997126655","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}