beginningmathskills

noun
UK /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ mæθ skɪlz/
US /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ mæθ skɪlz/

The first math things you learn, like counting and adding small numbers.

In kindergarten, children practice beginningmathskills by counting blocks and sorting shapes.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The simple number ideas a young child learns before school.

Her beginningmathskills include knowing that three comes after two.

3. The first lessons in a math class that prepare you for harder topics.

The teacher reviewed beginningmathskills before starting multiplication.

4. The ability to use numbers in easy everyday ways.

Buying a snack helped him use his beginningmathskills with coins.