You're right - It's been shown that rote counting is meaningless to young children. Yes, they have to know the name of the number, but saying 3 and being able to identify what 3 is, are two different matters! You're able to get numbers across to children throughout the day - they can count the number of children in line, count sticks they collect, count the number of trains on the tracks, etc. Whatever the child has interest in - the number of crayons in the box, etc. You can get information to back this up in just about an Early Childhood Development book. Good Luck!
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