Comments on: Educational Toy Giveaway!

By: Sundi Rutledge

Sundi Rutledge — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:48:27 +0000

We use food to learn addition and subtraction! Cheerios, raisins, grapes — anything small and easy to count. Count them and then as they eat them talk about subtraction and how many they have left. This even works with my 3-year-old!

By: carla

carla — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:41:46 +0000

I have started to teach my preschooler math by using money. She loves coins and I talk about how much each is worth, how many pennies make a dime, etc. Seems to be working so far

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:37:07 +0000

Dylan (age 3) is obessed with hide-and-seek these days. So we count to ten very frequently in our house. I know nothing about teaching preschoolers math that I haven’t read on your blog, but I suppose that aside from hearing the numbers in order he is also getting some sense of time – how long it takes to count to ten (versus 20 since we count to 20 sometimes, like when Mommy has to finish changing Lydia’s diaper and can’t start seeking at the count of 10…:)

By: Kristin

Kristin — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:58:46 +0000

We use everyday books and have our kids count the similar objects or colors.

By: melissa

melissa — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:21:14 +0000

With my son almost 3 we count everything we can. We have just started to add and we are using his cars and little dinosaurs.

By: Math for Preschoolers – 13 Books for Toddlers and Little Kids

Math for Preschoolers – 13 Books for Toddlers and Little Kids — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:05:26 +0000

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By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:13:37 +0000

The kids naturally learn math through food-helping cook, picking out 2 or 3 cookies, etc.

By: Cara @ Health Home and Happiness

Cara @ Health Home and Happiness — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:56:00 +0000

Math tip- work it in often, and have fun!

By: Katie

Katie — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:19:14 +0000

I think a good early math tip is to start counting everything you see. When we go for walks, we count cars, birds, ducks, etc. Also, having kids help with recipes exposes them to measurements from an early age.

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:57:52 +0000

Start with something they see every day – like food. Use and apple and cut it in half. Then cut those in half, etc.