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The Importance of Numbers. Why Are Numbers Important???. Numbers are used by everywhere! Numbers are used everyday! Math would not be possible without numbers! How have you used numbers today?. Four Important Uses of Numbers. count position label measure. Counting.
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Why Are Numbers Important??? • Numbers are used by everywhere! • Numbers are used everyday! • Math would not be possible without numbers! • How have you used numbers today?
Four Important Uses of Numbers • count • position • label • measure
Counting • Most children are counting numbers by the age of two. • What are some of the things we count?
Position • We use numbers to tell position. • You should think of ordinal numbers. • When do we use numbers to show position?
Labeling • Numbers are used to label objects. • Labels are everywhere! • Where have you seen labels?
Measure • Numbers are used to measure. • We measure things daily! • Think of something you can measure.
Things We Can Measure Distance Time Carpenters measure length, width, and the height of different objects.
Review • There are four ways to use numbers. What are they? • count, position, label, and measure