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Words of introduction

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The intention is that the following will be moved to their own page for easy printing and distribution at a learning event.

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Definitions
Conservation - To save for later use, including keeping one feature of an object the same through physical changes. For example, babies learn object permenance.

Reversibility - Understanding that actions can be. taken to return something to its original state. For example, an object can be picked up and then put down.

Sorting - Any process of arranging or organising items in some sequence and/or in different sets.

Ordering - A sorting process where the objects are arranged by the same kind, class, nature, etc. For example arranging items in a set, by colour or shape.

Sequencing - A sorting process where usually referring to an arrangement by time or number.

Seriating - A Sorting process. Generally refers to a type of inset puzzle consisting of two or more pieces of differing sizes.

Categorizing - Grouping and labeling items with similar properties together (by sorts).

Patterning - Recognising and creating using consistent forms or styles

Enumeration- To count

Measuring - To ascertain the dimensions, quantity, or capacity of.

Logic

Terminology
Dimension - length, height

Distance - close, near, far, far away, further, distant, mm, cm, m, km, light year, astronomical unit, league, depth, range

Geometry - square, rectangle, column, arc, arch, circle, semi circle, sphere, hemisphere, triangle, pentagon, hexagon, etc.

Orientation - horizontal, vertical, upside down, right side up, face down, face up, next to, beside, behind, over, under, inside, outside, in front, former, later, first,

Ordinal Position- first, second, third ... penultimate, penultimate

Size - wee, tiny, teeny, small, average, big, large, huge, colossal, enormous

Temperature - freezing, cold, body temperature, tepid, warm, hot, boiling, degrees Celsius

Time - ms, sec, hour, day, week, fortnight, month, year, season, Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, decade, annual, century, millennium,

Texture - smooth, rough, scratchy, fuzzy, coarse, velvety

Weight - light, heavy, grams, kilograms, tonne first, second, third

Comparatives - many of the words listed above can used when comparing two or more things by adding the suffixes, "er" and "est" as in light, lighter and lightest.