Why Are Numbers Why Are Numbers Important?Important?

Do We Just Use Them In Math?Do We Just Use Them In Math?

What About In History?What About In History?

… …we need numbers for dates and timeswe need numbers for dates and times

And What About Science?And What About Science?

……we can use numbers to label and describewe can use numbers to label and describe

We Can Even Use Numbers When We Can Even Use Numbers When We Read!We Read!

……every page has a special page numberevery page has a special page number

NUMBERS ARE EVERYWHERE

……on our clockson our clocks

……on our streetson our streets

……and even at our favorite sports and even at our favorite sports gamesgames

Can you think of places where Can you think of places where you see lots of numbers??you see lots of numbers??

TEKSHow can I find a page number I am looking for in my book?

110.2.b.5.H. recognize that different parts of a book such as cover, title page,and table of contentsoffer information.

How do I know when something happened in history?

113.2.b.3.A. place events in chronological order; and 113.2.b.3.B. use vocabulary related to time and chronology, including before,after, next, first, and last.

How can I show someone what number I am talking about without holding upthat many fingers?

111.12.b.1.A. use sets of concrete objects to represent quantities given inverbal or written form (through 20).111.12.b.2.A. use language such as before or after to describe relative positionin a sequence of events or objects.111.12.b.4. model and create addition and subtraction problems in realsolutions with concrete objects.

Works Cites URLs

http://s22318.tsbvi.edu/mathproject/ch1.asp

http://www.fundraiseralley.com/teachers/numbers.html

http://www.songsforteaching.com/numberscounting.htm

http://www.neworleansmistic.com/spells/primer/numbersinspells.htm

http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=63b74a037e46b2cf436c