On our last camping trip, I was surprised to notice N understands some simple subtraction. We had the mugs on the picnic table while the hot chocolate was warming on the fire. N looked at them and then said:
"There are three mugs. If I take one away, there are only two."
Me: "That's right. What happens if I take one more?"
N: "Then there is one left"
Me: "Wow. What if you have three and I take two away? What's left?"
N: "One."
Maybe I'm wrong, but I think that's pretty good for a 3 year old.
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