How to support childrens interest in counting, numbers, sorting and matching?

Question

for children between 3 and 7 years old

Answer 1

try blocks,buttons,or any other thing that young children can relate to.They work/learn better when they can relate to the item(s) being used.My daughter loves to match socks (she's 5) and count blocks,buttons and everything else.Hands on works better for her..Hope I helped

Answer 2

Try lolli pops, baseball cards, stickers, matchbox cars, candy, animal cards, etc anything that will be of interest to them.

Answer 3

You have to make it relatable to something they find interesting.  My daughter enjoys Elmo, so I bought the Sesame Street DVDs to help her with her numbers and letters.  Although she was interested in learning with Mommy, she just seemed more interested in the videos.  

Don’t force them, but make it fun and relevant to ensure that you peak their interest.

Answer 4

Children understand the concept of ownership at those ages. Whatever it is that they collect or enjoy, use that to incorporate math skills. My son is now 8 and since age 3 he had a piggy bank (now they make them look like ATMs). Every time he received money or collected change, I made sure to count with him. This is something you can start at age 3 but you must be consistent until they reach 2nd or 3rd grade when they can then count on their own. You may not want a 3 year old touching the money but have them watch and participate.

Second, you can play the shopping game. Set several toys around and create a list with the child. You could add: 4 blocks, 2 dolls, 5 crayons, etc. This is fun for younger kids.

The key is to use every opportunity you have to engage and interest the child. I did this for my son who is now in 3rd grade and he's doing very well with the basic math skills. They do learn.

Answer 5

my daugher loves playing with jelly beans

you can count them, sort them by color, match two colors together, even discuss what would happen if you mixed the two colors together (i.e. red and blue make purple)

plus, you get a snack when you are done (ha ha..practice subtraction)

Answer 6

I would involve them in everyday activities that incorporated those concepts - counting the number of apples to purchase at the grocery store, passing out a certain number of cookies to each person, pushing numbers on the elevator buttons, matching socks in the laundry, putting small towels in one stack and large towels in another, etc.

Here are some preschool math activities:

http://www.successful-homeschooling.com/...

In addition, playing games is a fun way to reinforce pre-math skills.  Here are some fun ones:

http://www.successful-homeschooling.com/...

Answer 7

As a Preschool teacher I suggest using something they are really interested in.  Dont get frustrated when they get the wrong answer just keep trying it with them.  Remember children learn by repetition.  Just keep trying and make what ever they do into a game make it fun and use things that are real.

Answer 8

making it fun is the key - if you have a certain child who is struggling in this area, look for what they are particularly interested in.  If it is farm animals, get out your farm animals or just print some out and put numbers on them - sort by color or what animal they are - count all the yellow animals, put all the sheep together, etc.

Answer 9

try something like blocks, or crackers, or goldfish (the ones that u eat for a snack, the snack that smiles back, goldfish)

Answer 10

you can make up a game for them .. you can sing to them . when you mkae up the game tell them its a fun game and then ill give you a cookie or something like that if you win .. but still try to encourage them to always try hard .