Mtel terms

Conservation of number

Understanding that number of objects remains the same even when rearranged

One to one correspondence

Ability to count while pointing to one object at a time

Inquiry-based learning

Allows children to develop skills that enable them to question and explore

Number representation

The ability to identify the number that corresponds with a quantity

Quantifiable units

Amount, quantity, or numerical value

Associative property

When three or more numbers are added the sum is the same regardless of the grouoing

Conjectures

A guess made without proof

Standard algorithm in addition

Line the numbers up vertically by place value

Composing and decomposing numbers

Putting together numbers to make a greater number and breaking apart numbers to be less

Cooperative learning

Students working together in small groups to accomplish a shared goal