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How to count associated objects?

At what age do most children learn to count objects?

  • Does anyone know the range of ages that children start learning to count objects (not counting rote memorization of numbers, etc). Thanks!

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    Well a 2year old can say 1....2....3...4....5 but if you ask them to give you 3blocks they will most likely hand you only 1. At age 3-5 they can start to understand "I want 3 blocks" At age 6-11 they actually learn more complex math(addition, subtraction etc.) But of course this is all relative based on the child. Every child develops at a different rate. Some may develop physical motor skills before cognitive one

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My daughter just turned two on the 7th, and can count up to 8 objects (although, sometimes she can't remember the word for 5 so she starts over again). She is not merely reciting numbers (which she started doing around 16 months, and could recite up to number thirteen by 19 months - we have 13 steps leading from upstairs to downstairs that we count as we walk). She can both count things slowly "One finger, two fingers, three fingers, etc.", and she can look at things like a pair of gloves and say "There's two of them!", or a three-pack of paper towels and say "Three!", without counting them out loud. She has always been precocious, and I don't think that's the norm, but I couldn't find "counting" on any milestone charts for you.

Ashley D

My son was 2 1/2 years old when he was counting to 10 and then saying "nen nen" for 11 "din" for 12, "tin tin" for 13-19, and "din din" super loud for twenty. I think it was more of a memorization thing for him, but then he actually started understanding that everything had a number and how to count things about a month later. After he figured that out he went around EVERYTHING! Squares on tables, the number of airplanes in the air, his toes, his chicken nuggets, and even says "one mommy".

Amanda W

my little boy is only a month away from being 2. he isn't talking very well yet, but he LOVES to hear anyone count to him. and he will try to sound out the numbers along with you as you do it.. i don't think he understands that he is actually helping me to count to 10, but i think it's a great way to start to actually help him really count himself. when my daughter was young, she could count to 10 by the age of 3, and then by the age of 4 she could count up way past 20.. it's all about just working with them.

justlisa72

Children need to understand one-to-one correspondence before they can count objects. Normally children begin to understand this between 2.5 and 3.5 years of age, depending on the child. My daughter started being able to count object at about 2 and a half.

Canadian Snowgirl

Around age 2-3

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