Just like the 5 Little Pumpkins poem, the 5 Little Turkeys can also help your child with phonemic awareness. This poem lends itself to learning about counting backwards and subtracting 1. Put out 5 turkey cut outs, and each time a turkey “waddles away” take a turkey away. The use of turkey cut outs...
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Recognizing patterns is a useful skill for all learners because it is a key theme in mathematics and a problem solving tool. It also helps with the development of a child’s mathematical understanding. What is a pattern? A pattern is anything that repeats. You can help your child to notice patterns by pointing them...
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Place Value is an integral concept that all children must understand in order to be a successful math student. Yet, truly understanding place value and knowing that, for example, in the number 14, the 1 is in the tens place and the 4 is in the ones place is quite different. Place value is...
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Sorting or categorizing is the ability to put objects in groups because they have like attributes. The idea of grouping objects is both kinesthetic and visual for your child. Allow your child to decide how items should be organized. Sorting toy bins with like toys is a great place to start. Finding and...
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Counting seems like a simple concept, but it can be a difficult concept for a preschooler to grasp. Many children are taught to recite the numbers. While memorizing the names of the numbers is helpful, to be successful in school, children need to understand one-to-one correspondence. This means that, for example, your child can...
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