Counting Real Objects One by One Accurately
What is it? This is the skill of counting out objects one by one, without re-counting any of the objects or getting mixed up in any way. Kids should be able to count out a minimum of ten objects accurately by the time they finish preschool. If you ask a child to “show me six toys,” the child should be able to count out and give you six toys without hesitation. If you say, “How many are there here?” the child should be able to count out any set of object up to ten and tell you how many there are. So, if I ask a child to count a group of five objects, he should be able to say something like, “1, 2, 3, 4, 5. There are five.” Children must understand that the last number they say as they count indicates how many there are.