Chapter 23 Study Guide

A well-structured environment should provide play experiences for children to develop mathematical concepts.

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Only mental activities need to be provided to develop a child’s mathematical ability.

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Copying patterns is not a mathematical activity.

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Children cannot match a color to a sample by two years of age.

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Identifying and drawing shapes occur at the same time.

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Shape identification comes before color identification.

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Most children cannot reproduce shape forms other than a circle until about four years of age.

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Classification is one of the first math skills displayed by young children.

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Two- and three-year-olds can learn to count at least up to their ages.

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Time is an easy concept for children to understand.

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