👉 Infant math, also known as early numeracy, refers to the foundational mathematical skills and concepts that infants begin to develop from birth to around 2 years old. At this stage, infants start recognizing patterns, understanding quantities, and grasping basic number concepts through sensory experiences and interactions with their environment. They learn to differentiate between different sizes, shapes, and quantities through touch, sight, and sound. For instance, they can identify more objects than fewer, understand that a larger group still contains many items, and recognize simple shapes like circles and squares. This early math is not formal learning but rather a natural progression of cognitive development that lays the groundwork for more complex mathematical understanding later in life.
