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Introduction Numbers and counting : Mastering rote counting is a major milestone of early childhood math skills. Seamlessly integrating counting into regular activities and routines provides repetition for number recognition and sequencing. Real-world counting throughout the day allows young children to connect numbers to concrete quantities, laying the foundation for numeracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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What to do everyday?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Cook together and ask your child to count ingredients, stirs, or crackers onto a plate. Have them count out pieces of fruit for snack.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Count toys being picked up and put away. “Let’s put one car here, two cars here\u2026” Praise their helpfulness and number mastery.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Count steps up the stairs, kicks of a ball, rides down the slide. Turn daily routines into opportunities for practice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Sing simple counting songs and read story books involving numbers. Do fingerplays where numbers correspond to touches.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Provide containers, egg cartons, or muffin tins and small objects for sorting. Have your child count each object as they fill the spaces.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Create number hunts around the house. Ask your child to search for and tally items by number, like finding all the number 3\u2019s on labels or clocks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Integrate counting into travel and errands. Count street lights, bus stops, escalator steps, doors in a hallway. Make numbers part of everyday conversation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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The key is to keep counting activities short, varied and playful. Weaving counting into daily life builds the number sense, one-to-one correspondence, and subitizing skills essential for math achievement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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