🏀What is Counting?

In math, ‘to count’ or counting can be defined as the act of determining the quantity or the total number of objects in a set or a group.

🎁Here, for instance, we have used counting numbers to determine the number of animals or birds.

🎄Numbers that we use to count things are called counting numbers

🎄1, 2, 3, 4, and so on are examples of counting numbers

🎄Where do we use these numbers?

⚽We use counting in performing different activities in our day-to-day life. For instance, 

  • Counting money
  • Counting balloons in a bunch
  • Counting students in a class

🎄Representing numbers with finger arrangements allows children to learn and incorporate the fundamental properties of natural numbers. 

😃How to Count?

😎Counting On – We can count on by saying by numbers while touching on each object once. 

✌Here, for instance, we can count the buttons by touching each button once.

🎇Counting on also requires us to count forward. Forward counting is counting by adding one more, every time.  

🎇Here, we forward count while putting the buttons in the jar, to find the number of the buttons

🗼How many award ribbons are there?

Count the award ribbons.

There is 1 award ribbon.

Count the biscuits.

There is 1 biscuit.

Count the ice cream cones.

There are 10 ice cream cones.