Domain
Mathematics
Early mathematical thinking: classification, patterning, number sense, spatial reasoning, and measurement.
Ages 12–72 months
Skills
Explores Objects and Their Movement in Space
Child explores how objects fit together, fit inside others, and move through space.
Sorts Objects By Color Child groups familiar objects by visible color.
Counts to Ten Child counts objects to ten using one-to-one correspondence.
Compares Measurable Attributes Child compares and orders objects by length, height, or weight using units.
Compares Quantities Child counts two groups and tells which has more, less, or the same.
Copies a Simple Pattern Child reproduces an AB pattern using objects or movement.
Follows Positional Directions Child understands and uses spatial words to follow and give directions.
Identifies and Composes Shapes Child names, describes, and builds shapes by their sides and angles.
Matches Quantity to Numeral Child links a written numeral to a set of objects and begins to write numbers.
Adds Single-Digit Numbers Child adds two single-digit numbers.
Early Atlas