Somtimes Math concepts are the hardest to explain to young children. We use games to to teach concepts of Big/Small, Sorting by size, color and shape, For games try making sorting games.
Here are a few we did and still do:
Colored people
I cut out a cookie shape of a person like the gingerbread man in assorted colors of construction paper (red, yellow, orange, blue, green, black, white) I have Michael sort them by color. We are doing that this week for his "All ABout me" theme.
Tip: When it comes to sorting and classifying, make a
collection of objects and sort them by size, shape, or color.
Identifying Fruits or Vegetables game
When at the grocery store, Ask your childs which fruit you are getting. Try counting to your child the amount of fruit you are placing in the bag. They can drop an apple in the bag as you count them.
What's bigger? What's smaller?
Look at toys, vegetables, objects and ask which one is bigger or smaller?
Tip: Remember that it is easier when you learn the actual counting of math before learning the labels of numbers. Young children may not understand the numeral 4, but they will understand it stands for "four of something." The key to teaching math at home is to use your child's world of objects they can understand.
Here are a few we did and still do:
Colored people
I cut out a cookie shape of a person like the gingerbread man in assorted colors of construction paper (red, yellow, orange, blue, green, black, white) I have Michael sort them by color. We are doing that this week for his "All ABout me" theme.
Tip: When it comes to sorting and classifying, make a
collection of objects and sort them by size, shape, or color.
Identifying Fruits or Vegetables game
When at the grocery store, Ask your childs which fruit you are getting. Try counting to your child the amount of fruit you are placing in the bag. They can drop an apple in the bag as you count them.
What's bigger? What's smaller?
Look at toys, vegetables, objects and ask which one is bigger or smaller?
Tip: Remember that it is easier when you learn the actual counting of math before learning the labels of numbers. Young children may not understand the numeral 4, but they will understand it stands for "four of something." The key to teaching math at home is to use your child's world of objects they can understand.
That's something that we should start doing with Sydney!
