Sunday, January 2, 2011

Count out loud

As adults, sometimes we don't even think about counting things, but counting out loud over and over in different scenarios and different ways, gives our children exposure to numbers.  For instance with my own children we would count how many chicken nuggets were on the plate.  We would count cars in an aisle as we walked into the store.  We would count seconds (if we said "wait a minute" we would then count to 60 and be true to get back at the end of that minute).  Count steps (but make sure to use your child's steps, not your own).  We counted the trees or school buses we passed as we drove.  There are so many times in the day we can count.  Just start noticing those opportunities and count them out loud.

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