Rote Counting
Rote Counting:
The ability to recite numbers in order from memory. With rote counting, children aren't “counting” objects, they're simply saying numbers in the correct sequence.
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Important Information:
Rote counting is a memory task and being able to rote count does not guarantee that the child is able to count, understand quantity, or develop number sense. However, rote counting lays the foundation for more complicated mathematical concepts to be built on and is extremely important as a firm foundation for other concepts to be built upon.
Before there can be any meaningful counting, students must be able to recite the sequence beginning 1,2,3,4,5,etc. Students need to be able to say those numbers in order, even if they do not know what those amounts actually look like. How high they can meaningfully count depends on how much of the sequence they know.
Strategies to Support Student Learning
Counting sets of items from left-to-right, right-to-left, top-to-bottom and bottom-to-top.
Counting sets of unique items (different colour, shape, etc.) in a variety of orders.
Things You Can Do In The Classroom
Games (Click Links Below)
In this activity, students develop through concrete to numerical representation of number to begin 'Counting on.' This game can be modified to support 'Counting on From a Larger Number' through slight changes to the game. (Lawson, pg 163)
In this activity students develop strategies for counting on and the key ideas of cardinality and hierarchical inclusion. (Lawson, pg 164)
In this activity students develop strategies for counting on by using the number die as a starting point and the dot die to assist in counting on. (Lawson, pg 164)
All games and activities located above are directly linked. Some can be found in the Alex Lawson What to Look For Resource. Page locations have been included in the description of each activity.
Classroom Activities & Lessons
Printable Tools
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