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ACARA AC9MFN02, Count and compare to 20

Foundation ยท Number

Count and compare collections of up to at least twenty objects, and explain the reasoning behind which group has more or fewer.

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Teaching guide

What students learn

Count and compare collections of up to at least twenty objects, and explain the reasoning behind which group has more or fewer.

How to teach it

Count real objects out loud, touching each one once, then match the count to the written numeral. Practise counting on from a number, not always from one.

Worked example
7, 8, ___, 10, 11
Answer: 9

Generated and checked in code, so it is correct.

Watch out for

Skipping or double-counting objects (weak one-to-one correspondence), and thinking the last number said is just a label rather than the total.

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