What is something creative, i do to teach my 3 year old math?

Question

i am looking for something a little harder. i have been counting with my child since he could talk....

Answer 1

dude take him to preschool like a normal parent...DUH

Answer 2

Check out the website, www.preschooleducation.com.

Children this age learn best through hands-on activities, ie Here's 2 Cheerios in the bowl.  If I put one more in, how many are there?  They need concrete materials that they can see and touch to work with.

Answer 3

Are you kidding? As long as you see potential in your child you have to expand on that. My daughter is four and we do second grade math together. Ofourse the school doesn't teach her this but I constantly let my daughter know how smart she is and as long as we believe it she will achieve it. Do your thing! One is never too young or too old to learn.

Answer 4

Depending on what kind of math you are teaching her, you can make it into a game. Maybe a toned down version of Jeopardy, or flash card game. Set a goal, and tell them that if they reach that goal, then they get a treat. Treat them to ice cream or a yummy snack. This will motivate them to do well, and be willing to learn.

Answer 5

With a three year old, you just catch a moment here and there. So, when he's playing with his toys, you ask, "how many blocks are there?", etc.

Answer 6

Use images that he likes, like toy cars or dinosaurs.

Ex: You have two cars and I have two cars. Let's put them together. How many do we both have?

I used to teach my girls with fruit snacks. This was made fun because we could combine counting the different shapes and colors. At the end of the learning game, the answers would get eaten.

Answer 7

Play a counting game such as singing out the number of blocks laid out on the table or floor. Another counting game that teaches subtraction is five bears sleeping in the bed. It goes like this: hold out you hand spread your fingers out wide. And say: "Five little bears sleeping in the bed and the littlest one said" at this point wiggle your pinky.."I'm crowded! Roll over!" "So they all rolled over and one fell out." At this point turn your hand  over (roll) and close you thumb; so that you now have four fingers up. "Four bears sleeping in the bed and the littlest one said." (repeat what the littlest one said and continue to 'push' all of the little bears out of the 'bed'). Do that until only the littlest bear is left in the bed to wonder where everyone has gone to.

Answer 8

Don't take them to a preschool (like a normal parent), only in America is it so acceptable to pawn our children's learning on others.  My almost 4 year old attends a part time program, but my husband and I both take our responsibility to our children very seriously.  My son liked uno and now likes to play skipbo we also counted the puzzle pieces when we put them away.  My son is adding, on his own now.  I am going to start a fingermath program for him when we get back from family vacation.  You might also look into working with an abacus.  Dice games are also fun because he can count all of the dots before he moves. You can alter any game with a spinner to use two big foam dice instead. Have fun, more than anything.

Answer 9

there are games that can help him learn

Answer 10

for addition or subtraction...cookies on a stick!

Answer 11

Unless you child is really showing an aptitude towards math, I would keep it to simple counting and moving objects around to show that if you add something the number go higher and if you take something away the number goes lower.  Most 3 year olds cannot comprehend more than this.  My child has just completed kindergarten and the addition and subtraction that she has learned this year is way above the norm for even 1st grade.  This private kindergarten was quite regimented.  Most but not all of the kids understood the concept but the majority just learned site math.  Memorization.

Answer 12

use litte treats to help teach addition and subtraction. you could use their favorite ceral or snack. They will have fun and learn.

Answer 13

isn't he/she too young??

Answer 14

The best way to teach a child this age math skills is to get them in the kitchen with you. You can introduce concepts such as fractions, addition, subtraction, and even multiplication (doubling recipes, etc). At 3, your child will be VERY limited- he or she can help count out ingredients and you can show them how to measure, but that is about it. But, the more they are with you and the more you do, the more they will understand and absorb.

Answer 15

One 'pre math' skill is patterns and patterning.  Set up patterns of colors/objects/shapes/etc and help your child figure out what comes next.  e.g. yellow/black/yellow/black/?

or...yellow/yellow/black/yellow/yellow...

like that...you can make the patterns harder or easier depending on your child.  Also things like a few piles of things...which has more and which has less and which has the most (if 3 piles)...or having him follow directions such as 'give me one', 'give me one more', 'give me all', and 'give me some'.  These are all considered 'premath' skills for preschoolers.

Answer 16

What kind of math are you talking about? Addition and subtraction hardly seem appropriate for a 3-year-old. Do you mean numbers?

Answer 17

Teach him counting with cereal like fruit loops or cheerios. Put a couple out on a table and ask him to count them. If he gets the number right, he can eat them.

Once he gets used to counting a lot. Start doing a little addition. Like put 4 cheerios on the table. Ask him how many there are. When he tells you 4, add 2 more and say,"Ok now how many are there?" And start like that. He'll be adding without knowing he's adding. And of course when he gets an answer correct, give him a treat. Then he'll really want to get it right.

Good luck!