1. NZ Maths
  2. Supporting professional practice
  3. Numeracy project PLD
  4. Representational Framework
  5. 3: Counting From One by Imaging - Multiplication and Division

3: Counting From One by Imaging - Multiplication and Division

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John has ten lollies. He wants to give his friends two lollies each. How many friends can he give lollies to?

Teacher: How many friends can he give lollies to?
Student: Counts one, two, on the first finger; three, four on the second finger; five, six on the third finger... , nine, ten on the fifth finger.
Student: 5

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The Counting from One by Imaging stage is characterised by students counting all of the objects. Students at this stage are able to image visual patterns of the objects in their mind and count them.