Stage 1 · Numbers & Counting

1.1.3 The last number is the total (the count)

1.1 Starting by Counting Things: Counting and Quantity

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1.1.3 The last number is the total (the count)

Core idea

When you stop at 'five,' that 'five' stands for the whole pile — it's how many there are

Module goal. Build the most basic number sense: counting means pairing each thing with a number, and the last number you say tells you how many there are in all

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