Opportunities for children to explore and develop math concepts occur naturally throughout daily routines and activities. Mealtime can be a mathematical learning experience. At dinnertime you may notice your child counting the peas on her plate, not in the interest of showing off her math skills, but because she wants to know how many more she has left to eat. Children become intrigued when we give them daily opportunities to associate numbers with concepts such as length, quantity, time, temperature, space and money. They learn math concepts by telling how old they are.
Children hold up chubby fingers indicating their age.
A child's age, height, weight, address and phone number are important numbers to her. When you pay attention to these personal numbers, your child's interest will be sparked. Let's count them out. Let's count objects them together as we put them in the box. The cookies need to - Learn about bake for 10 minutes.