tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324120177673194522.post8983121420703211028..comments2023-05-16T06:07:28.230-05:00Comments on Math Without Tears: Laying the Foundation for the Abstract Concept of NumbersConcerned Teacher (Happily Retired)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06758529063793725123noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324120177673194522.post-70197831119932163902008-07-02T16:30:00.000-05:002008-07-02T16:30:00.000-05:00I'd first start with 2. Let's pretend I don't know...I'd first start with 2. Let's pretend I don't know anything about number. If you pointed to one block and said one block, I wouldn't get it. You could be talking about its color or some other attribute for all I know. Or maybe "one block" is its full name?<BR/>But if you showed me 2 blocks and said "2 blocks" and then continue the process with 2 circles, 2 apples, 2 puppies, etc I would begin to understand that '2' is referring to the number of objects. Then you'd show me 3 blocks, circles, apples, puppies etc and I would know what 3 means.<BR/><BR/>Once I know 2,3,4,5 etc you would then tell me that they are all numbers , that 1 and 0 are also numbers and now you can say this is 1 block, this tub has 0 blocks and I would understand you were referring to its number.<BR/><BR/>ari-freeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com