
Math is a core subject taught in primary and higher education, which builds a foundation of math skills for real life situations. In early childhood, counting is learned to bridge this innate capacity to more advanced math abilities like arithmetic facts and concepts ( 1).

Infants have an innate capacity for “numerosity” or the number of things. Mathematics (math) is not only the science of numbers, but also is used in everyday life from calculating time and distance, to handling money and analyzing data to make decisions in financial planning and insurance purchasing, and is essential in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields.
