Early Number Instruction

Author: Arthur J. Baroody and Alexis Benson

Publication Date: November 2001

Basing the topics for early instruction on research, Baroody and Benson (2001) describe number ideas that are accessible to very young children (1.5 to 3.5 years). The article describes how instruction can include the beginnings of one-to-one correspondence, number as a property of discrete objects, and categorizing objects into collections. The authors provide examples of the types of activities that are part of a rich environment for mathematical learning.