Math educators share four ways parents can use counters, like candies or lego pieces, to lead ‘number talks’ that help kids develop an understanding of how numbers are related.

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Using counters helps students see quantities. This can be done by making specific arrangements with counters, like grouping counters into circles, rows or clusters of threes, fours and fives.

Let's say you're a parent helping a Grade 1 child with their math, and they're subtracting eight from 17, using small items - counters - like Smarti ...

Math educators talk about the importance of learning to“subitze” - learning to quickly see how many without counting, through quick visual recognition. Using counters helps students see ...