Teaching Your Child Numbers

Teaching your child about numbers is an exciting time. Counting, of course, is one of the first things that parents instinctively do. Kids love to begin to count. The more you practice the better they get. Verbally, knowing numbers in chronological order is key. Once your child knows 0-10, you can begin to have them visually identify  numbers. This can be done every where you go. Numbers are plentiful. It makes for a fun car game to have a “Number of the Day”. What is also great about looking for numbers out in the world is that every number is in a different font. Learning this as they begin to be introduced to numbers will help them to make sense of it all. Other than digits, a child should also learn to visually identify numbers on their hands.  A three year old can hold up three fingers on their birthday. Practice 0-10. Have them take turns. First, have them give you the number and you hold your hands up. They should the count your fingers to be sure you got it “right”. Next, you give them the number and you count their fingers.