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1.1 Explain The Purpose Of A Nursery Rhyme

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The purpose of this nursery rhyme is to teach children how to count. It is written where students can orally learn numbers by either chanting or reciting. This nursery rhyme teaches students the concepts in mathematics such as Rational Counting where they count each number to one object, Patterning because we live in a world of patterns and it is natural for children to describe, extend and create patterns, Count- on where it teaches the child to start counting on from the first number, Cardinality which states the number of objects in a collection, Numerals and also Seriating which teaches length, weight and size when they talk about lay them straight. Cognitive theorist John Piaget states that every normal student is capable of good mathematical

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