Learning Outcomes
Stage 1Junior and senior infants |
Stage 2First and second classes |
Stage 3Third and fourth classes |
Stage 4Fifth and sixth classes |
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develop an awareness that numbers have a variety of uses. |
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Numbers can be used in different ways. Numbers are used for labelling and identification purposes (nominality), e.g. phone number, number of a bus. Numbers denote quantity or the amount within a set (cardinality). Numbers describe the position of something in a list such as 1st, 2nd, 3rd (ordinality). Numbers are used to measure. |
Click on the image to access the progression continuum for the strand unit of 'Uses of number'
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Directory of Support Materials
Directory of Support Materials: Uses of number
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Suggestions for children's learning
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Suggestions for the learning environment
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