COUNTING AND ADDITION

MATH IS AN ACTIVITY THAT SURROUNDS

US EVERYDAY.

HELP YOUR CHILD BY BEING APART OF

THE ACTION WITH THESE ACTIVITIES!
THEY WILL GATHER THE NECESSARY TOOLS TO BEGIN THEIR
MATH JOURNEY AND DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW
NUMBERS WORK.

MARKERS! PLACE A PILE OF MARKERS IN THE CENTER

OF A TABLE AND ASK, "HOW MANY MARKERS WILL IT
TAKE FOR ME TO GET ___?" HAVE THE CHILD HAND YOU
THE AMOUNT OF MARKERS THEY BELIEVE IS CORRECT.
TO INCREASE DIFFICULTY, YOU CAN ALREADY HAVE
SOME MARKERS WITHIN YOUR HANDS AND ASK "HOW
MANY MORE DO I NEED TO GET ___?"

SNACK TIME! ASK YOUR CHILD HOW MANY PIECES OF

FOOD THEY WANT AND THEY CAN MEASURE THE
AMOUNT IN A SMALL BAGGIE. TO INCREASE
DIFFICULTY, YOU MAY PREVIOUSLY ADD FOOD INTO A
BAGGIE AND ASK IF THEY CAN KEEP IT THE SAME OR
ADD MORE SNACKS INTO THE BAGGIE TO REACH THE
GOAL AMOUNT.

SHAPES! CUT OUT DIFFERENT SHAPES AND ASK YOUR

CHILD TO COUNT HOW MANY THERE ARE IN ONE GROUP
(EX:HOW MANY HEARTS) AND HOW MANY THERE ARE IN
ANOTHER (EX: CIRCLES) AND IF THEY PUT THE GROUPS
TOGETHER, HOW MUCH WOULD THEY HAVE TOTAL?