When it comes to preschoolers’ number learning, you will not able to instantly introduce the kids to a huge amount of numbers. The ideal ones would be 1 to 20. Teaching numbers to 20 can be done in a variety of ways, here are a few methods that may be effective:
It is crucial to pay attention to which one method your kids would welcome in a good way. Try all of those and be sure to keep the ones that are effective for your kids. Make sure you do the test of each method and make them more engaged with it.
Learning numbers should involve the fun side to make the learning to be enjoyable. There are many ways you can come up with this in order to create an engaging learning environment.
In conclusion, creating a fun learning environment involves your creative thinking to come up with the ones that make your kids enjoy. Those ways still can be adjusted and elevated with your style in order to match your kid's needs.
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Toys can be a powerful tool for teaching. Even for learning numbers, you can associate them to make learning more fun and not boring. This can be an alternative for you to apply in the classroom.
Counting with manipulatives. Use toys such as counting bears, blocks, or other manipulatives to help children practice counting. Let them count the number of objects and match it to the corresponding number.
Create a set of cards with numbers on one side and corresponding number words on the other side. Instruct the kids to match the numbers to the number words using toy figures as representation.
If you have toy animals, blocks, or other objects, you can utilize them to help children practice simple addition and subtraction problems.
The toy geometrical shapes or other math manipulatives can be turned into a tool to let children practice more advanced mathematical concepts such as multiplication and division.
Use toys to act out number stories, such as “Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed”, this way children learn the numbers while having fun.
It's important to keep in mind that you need to pay attention to your kid's learning style while seeing the ones that suit them. Stay creative in incorporating the toys in the learning process, and make it as fun as possible. Elaborate your style in the learning and match it with your kid's learning style. Let them have a fun time!