| Number recognition activites |
Familiarity with the shape of numbers is important. Even if your
child is too young to understand what numbers represent this will
still help them. Young children often learn to read particular numbers
because they are special for them. They might be able to read the
number of their front door and the number for their age (which they
may have seen on birthday cards) quite some time before they can
read other numbers.
- Scrapbooks
Children love scrapbooks. What about starting a number book? They
could collect pictures showing numbers: birthday cards with numbers,
for example. The collection could be made randomly, or in a more
organised way. Children might look first for a picture with a
number one to stick in, then for a picture showing a two and so
on. Or they could look for a picture of one thing, then a picture
of two things, then a picture of three things, etc. This is good
for counting, learning how numbers are written and the order in
which numbers come.
- Number search
Choose a number: seven, for example. How many places in the house can your child find the number written? On a book page? On the microwave? On the video? The newspaper? You could also do this outside the home. Get your child to spot how many times they see their chosen number whilst out walking or during a car journey. Look for road signs, bill-boards, clocks, car number-plates, etc. This is good for recognising numbers, and learning about uses of numbers.
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