As your child continues to learn new and more difficult concepts in math their counting skills are being put to the test.
For many of the concepts we work on, especially measurement & simple addition, it is very important your child is able to count a group of objects. Not being able to count a group of objects correctly can hurt your child's confidence in their abilities or keep them from grasping other concepts (like addition).
When you practice counting with your child make sure they:
- are pointing to each object they count
- assign only 1 number to that 1 item (not counting 1,2,3 when still pointing at the same object)
- count each item only once (have them line up the objects or move them to the side to remember what they have already counted)
- don't skip any numbers or objects
Spending the time to strengthen your child's counting skills will go a long way in assisting them learn new strategies & mathematical concepts.
