Learning Activities
NUMBERS AND COUNTING
Before Kindergarten a child should be able to:
- Recognize numbers from 1-10.
- Count to ten.
- Count objects in one-to-one correspondence.
- Understand more and less.
IDEAS FOR TEACHING NUMBERS AND COUNTING
1.
Get or make flash cards with numbers on them. If you're making your own write out each number on an index car and put a dot to represent how many that number is (1 would have 1 dot etc.). Help the child make the number out of play-doh
2. Write each number on a separate paper plate. Get a lot of one thing (beans, fish crackers, or make your own clip art photos, shapes, animals etc.) Have your child put the number of your item on the corresponding plate.
3. Write each number on a paper bag. Sort out objects into the bags.
4. Make "blueberry pancakes". Cut circles out of cardboard and with a blue sharpie make dots for each number (one dot on one, two dots on another, three dots on another etc.). These are the blueberries. Make two pancakes with the same number of dots on them. Using a spatual play a memory game. The child flips over two pancakes and if they match they get to keep them. If they don't match the child flips them back over. Play until all of the matches are found. When the child gets older have them count out the dots each time. Younger children will just have fun flipping the "pancakes" over. You can tell them how many dots there are.
5. Count everything with your child. Count the cars in the street, count the leaves on the ground, count the toys as you pick them up, count the pictures on the wall etc. etc.
6. Make FILE FOLDER GAMES for your child that teach numbers and counting.
- Numbers In Bloom (PreschoolPrintables.com)
- Pizza Number Party (PreschoolPrintables.com)
- Snowflake Numbers (PreschoolPrintables.com)
- Watermelon Numbers (PreschoolPrintables.com)
- Number Shape FF Game (ChildCareLand.com)
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Squirrel Number FF Game (1-15) (ChildCareLand.com)
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Squirrel Number FF Game (16-30) (ChildCareLand.com)
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7. Make and tell FELT BOARD STORIES about numbers and counting.
- Ten Little Fish (ChildCareLand.com)
- Ten Little Ice Cream Cones (ChildCareLand.com)
- Yummy Watermelons (ChildCareLand.com)
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Scarecrow Counting Felt Board (ChildCareLand.com)
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Number 1, Number 1, What Do You See? (ChildCareLand.com)
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Ten Little Butterlies Felt Board Story (ChildCareLand.com)
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8. Make FLOOR GAMES that teach numbers.
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Mitten Number Puzzles (ChildCareLand.com)
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Fish Number Puzzles (ChildCareLand.com)
(b&w) (color) - Fall Leaf Number Puzzles (ChildCareLand.com)
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Bell Counting Board Game (ChildCareLand.com)
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Raindrop Number Sequence (ChildCareLand.com)
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Number Sequence Chain (ChildCareLand.com)
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Fall Learning Friends Number Puzzles (ChildCareLand.com)
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Teeth Number Squence (ChildCareLand.com)
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Pot-O-Gold and Shamrock Number Puzzles (ChildCareLand.com)
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Bird Number Puzzle (ChildCareLand.com)
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Fall Corn Number Sequence (ChildCareLand.com)
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9. Read lots of BOOKS to your child or make your own.
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Pilgrim and Turkey Number Flip Book (ChildCareLand.com)
(b&w) (color) - Ornament Number Match Book (ChildCareLand.com)
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Hat Number Word Book (ChildCareLand.com)
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Ladybug Number Match Book (ChildCareLand.com)
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Ladybug Count and Graph Book (ChildCareLand.com)
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Watermelon Sort ... Count ... and Graph (ChildCareLand.com)
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How Many Bears Book (ChildCareLand.com)
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Gift Box Count and Graph Book (ChildCareLand.com)
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Jelly Bean Sort and Graph (ChildCareLand.com)
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Bee Count and Graph Book (ChildCareLand.com)
(b&w) (color) - Pumpkin Number Match Book (ChildCareLand.com)
(b&w) (color) - How Many Spiders Book (ChildCareLand.com)
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Ornament Number Word Book (ChildCareLand.com)
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Heart Number Match Book (ChildCareLand.com)
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Hand Count and Graph Book (ChildCareLand.com)
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How Many Flags Book (ChildCareLand.com)
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10. Here are more TOYS & GAMES that can help your child learn his numbers.
Kids learn to count with these cute counting bears!
12. Here are some SORTING games similar to numbers 2 and 3 above.
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Paper Plate Number Sorting (ChildCareLand.com)
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Apple Number Sorting Bags (ChildCareLand.com)
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13. Make some COUNTING games.
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Apple Tree Counting Book (ChildCareLand.com)
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Paper Plate Fall Leaf Counting (ChildCareLand.com)
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Squirrel Acorn Counting Book (Two Versions) (ChildCareLand.com)
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How Many Spiders Book (ChildCareLand.com)
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Egg Counting Lift The Flap Book (ChildCareLand.com)
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Egg Counting Board Game (ChildCareLand.com)
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Pom Pom Counting Book (ChildCareLand.com)
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Counting Mats (ChildCareLand.com)
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Clothes Pin Counting (ChildCareLand.com)
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Bee Counting Board Game (ChildCareLand.com)
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14. Here are some number CARDS you could use for your child.
- Apple Tree Learning Friends Number Cards (ChildCareLand.com)
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Egg Counting Fold-Up Cards (ChildCareLand.com)
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Sweater Number Clothes Pin Cards (ChildCareLand.com)
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Play Dough Counting Cards (ChildCareLand.com)
(b&w) (color) - Turkey Number Cards (ChildCareLand.com)
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Number Flash Cards 0-100 (ChildCareLand.com)
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Butterfly Counting Cards (ChildCareLand.com)
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Squirrel Math Mats (ChildCareLand.com)
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Scarecrow Number Mats (ChildCareLand.com)
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Winter Learning Friends Number Matching Mat (ChildCareLand.com)
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Fish Number Match Book/Mats (ChildCareLand.com)
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Fishbowl Alphabet Matching Mat (ChildCareLand.com)
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Sea Shell Number Mat (ChildCareLand.com)
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Jelly Bean Number Matching Mat (ChildCareLand.com)
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Scarecrow and Pumpkin Number Match Mat (ChildCareLand.com)
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Fall Leaf Addition File Folder Game (ChildCareLand.com)
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Add or Subtract Game (ChildCareLand.com)
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Apple Addition Cards (ChildCareLand.com)
(b&w) (color) - Preschool Math (edhelper.com)
17. Here are some number WORKSHEETS.
- Free Preschool Number and Pre-Math Worksheets (TLSBooks.com)
- Math Readiness and Number Recognition (KidZone.ws)
- Numbers Theme Activity Pages (TeachersandFamilies.com)
- Under 5s Number Activities (underfives.co.uk)
- Under 5s Counting Activities (underfives.co.uk)
18. Here are some COLORING PAGES.
- Count and Color Number 5 (TLSBooks.com)
- Numbers and Math (KidsRCrafty.com)
- Numbers Coloring Pages (coloringbookfun.com)
- Shapes and Numbers Coloring Pages (fisher-price.com)
19. Help your child play ONLINE GAMES.
- Count the Score Number Game (fisher-price.com)
- Learn to Count-Preschool Kids Game (preschoollearningonline.com)
- Kids Learn to Count Game-Dinosaur Count (preschoollearningonline.com)
- Pre K Kids Learn Numbers Game (preschoollearningonline.com)
- Early Math Skills (kidport.com)
- Involving Mathmatics and Problems (playkidsgames.com)
20. Here are some DVDs about numbers.
21. Here are some more WEBSITES filled with number activities.
- Numbers Printable Activities (First-School.ws)
- Math (KinderPrintables.com)
- Math Games and Ideas (PreschoolEducation.com)
- Math (stormpages.com/cozycottage)
- Counting and Numbers Activity Theme (preschoolrainbow.org)
- Write the Number and Coloring Pages (edhelper.com)
- Numbers and Counting (preschoolrainbow.org)
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