Let's look at these numbers now. 38 and 31 38 and 3 are both in the thirties, but 38 comes after 31 on the 100 square ... think which direction you are counting along the numberline.

There is a pattern to how the numbers are written from 1 to 100, but we can’t hear a regular pattern in the way we say the numbers until we get to the number 20. For example, count aloud from 31 ...

Numbers and counting are a crucial part of your child's growing mathematical understanding. These early math concepts build a foundation for more complex mathematical processes in the future.