Abstract

Finger counting or finger reckoning is an ancient practice. Almost any history of mathematics will include references to humans' use of their fingers in calculations and some histories will also include descriptions of systematic finger reckoning. Society now has more efficient ways of making calculations so finger reckoning is no longer a basic or familiar skill, but it does have interesting mathematical implications. And children may enjoy and benefit from experiences with finger exercises like the ones described here.

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