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Purpose: To associate quantities with the numerals that represent them. It also teaches how to count finite sets of objects. It is a concrete introduction to the abstract idea of cardinality . This lesson is for children who can count. In the second part they need to recognize the number symbol.

Materials:  Quantity Tiles, Number Tiles, and Matching Board.

1. Demonstrate matching the quantity tile to the correct quantity on the board. using the easiest board first (it has smaller quantities). You can put the board on a table or on the floor on a rug.
2. Let your child match the quantity tile to the correct quantity on the board. After your child has mastered the easiest board, do the next hardest until your child has finished with all the boards.
3. Using the easiest board, demonstrate to your child how to match the number tile to the correct quantity on the board.
4. Let your child match the number tile to each quantity of the easiest board. After your child has mastered the easiest board, do the next hardest until your child has finished with all the boards.
   

• Quantity Tiles
• Number Tiles
• Easy Matching Board
• First Medium Matching Board (The blank yellow row introduces zero)
• Second Medium Matching Board
  
• Hard Matching Board