Which statement best describes math for young children?

a. social knowledge taught through drill and memorization of number facts
b. using worksheets to practice counting, solving word problems, and identifying geometric shapes
c. a way to structure experience to form ideas about quantitative, logical and spatial relationships
d. learning to count


answer: c

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