Word Bank - Relationship between Numbers and Quantities

Cardinality

The quantity or number of things in a set or group is named with a number symbol. The last number counted is the total in the set. (example: two items are represented with a 2).

Quantity

The amount in a group or set.

Ten Frame

A visual representation or picture to show numbers 0-10 in a rectangular frame with two rows of 5. Here is a video explaining how to use a ten-frame.

Counting on

A mathematical concept where a student starts with a given number and continues counting by adding successive numbers. (example: start with 5, then continue with two more saying “five, six, seven.”)

One-to-one correspondence

Indicates a student counting each object in a group in ascending order (e.g., 1, 2, 3) while touching or transferring each object.