3 little Easter eggs, before I know Sister ate the yellow one, then there were 2. I ate the very last 1, and then there were none. Poke a dime size hole in bottom of raw egg with a nail. Sit egg head upright by gluing to a bottle cap or onto a playdough base. Give your child opportunities to count items throughout the day such as four plates at the dinner table, three cushions on the sofa, six socks in the laundry basket, four teddy bears in the toy box.
Fingers are a great visual aid for addition and counting.
If we add them together we have four. My two hands plus your two hands equal four hands. Have your child sort the crayons by color, group the silverware by shape, sort the socks by size, etc. Talk about comparisons such as who has the biggest shoes in the family, which bicycle is tallest, etc. This is also a great time to talk about why we measure.