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Prerequisite Skills: The prerequisite skills describe what concepts a student needs to understand before working on this concept.

Standard 6.0 Knowledge of Number Relationships and Computation/Arithmetic

Topic A. Knowledge of Number and Place Value

Indicator 1. Apply knowledge of whole numbers and place value

Objective b. Identify multiple representations for a number, such as: 12, 6 + 6, dozen

Prerequisite Skills

Before students can represent larger numbers, they need to be able to:

  • make comparisons between and among numbers through 10.
    • More, less, same, how many more, how many less
  • compose and decompose smaller numbers through 10
  • recognize quantities instantly when displayed on dot cards and ten-frames
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  • quickly figure out a quantity when displayed as tallies, a set of objects, a train of snap cubes, etc.
  • recognize how numbers are used in everyday life

Resources:
Juanita V. Copley. The Young Child and Mathematics. Washington, DC: NAEYC, 2000.
Joseph N. Payne (ed). Mathematics for the Young Child. Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1990.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematic. Reston, VA: NCTM, 1992.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Illuminations. 2004. http://illuminations.nctm.org
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