Numbers in Our World · Number Sense

Writing and Representing Numbers

Connecting numerals to the physical quantities they represent from zero to twenty.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why do we use symbols like '5' instead of drawing five dots every time?
  2. 2What does the number zero represent in our physical world?
  3. 3How can a number line help us see the relationship between different quantities?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.A.3
Grade: Kindergarten
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Numbers in Our World
Period: Number Sense

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