![]() ![]() Talk about activities that happen at certain times of the day.For example, ‘Let’s sit on that bench nearby to have our snack’ or ‘It’s quite far to the lake. When you’re out and about, talk about what’s near or further away.Point out and name the numbers you see, like the numbers on mailboxes, buses and road signs.For example, ‘I’m cutting this orange in half’ or ‘Let’s share these sultanas – one for me and one for you’. When you’re preparing food, talk about what you’re doing.For example, ‘Look at the fast cars’ or ‘This bag is heavy’. Use maths concepts to describe what you and your child are seeing and doing together.Talking, everyday activities, play and reading help your child develop communication, imagination and other skills for understanding maths concepts. Toddlers and preschoolers: tips for building numeracy skills Get words and music for counting songs like ‘Five little ducks’ and ‘One two three four five’ with our Baby Karaoke. It’s best if you can make these everyday numeracy activities and experiences playful and relaxed so that they’re fun for your child. shapes and patterns – for example, ‘Let’s look for all the triangles’.time – for example, ‘7 pm, time for bed’.food – for example, ‘Let’s have two pieces of banana’ or ‘How many cups do we need?’.the environment – for example, ‘Look at the little bird over there’ or ‘That’s a tall tree’.everyday activities – for example, ‘Let’s put half of the bird seed here and half over there’ or ‘Let’s find matching socks’.changing your tone of voice to describe concepts – for example, a deep, loud voice to describe something big, or a soft, squeaky voice to describe something little.reading stories with numbers – for example, ‘Goldilocks and the three bears’.Some things you might already be doing or could start doing with your baby to build numeracy skills include: Your baby loves hearing your voice and enjoys stories and songs with repetition, rhyme and numbers. For example, this happens when you point out:īabies: tips for building numeracy skills helps with the shopping and uses money to buy thingsĪnd when you talk with your child about maths concepts in your everyday activities, it helps your child understand how and why maths is useful.helps set the table with the right number of plates, forks, spoons and cups.uses words to describe where things are – ‘over’, ‘under’ and ‘next to’.groups things together and talks about ‘same’ and ‘different’.compares things of different sizes – ‘big’, ‘small’ and ‘medium’.For example, this happens when your child: decides how many slices of apple they want.Īs children get older, they learn more numeracy and maths skills, including size and measurement.starts to recognise numbers and shapes on objects like clocks and phones or in books.hears you counting their fingers and toes.This learning happens from watching and experiencing numeracy in action, especially in everyday play and activities. How your child starts learning numeracy skillsĬhildren start learning numeracy skills from the time they’re born. ![]() Your child’s everyday experiences are full of learning opportunities that lay the foundations for numeracy. make choices – for example, which bike is the best value?. ![]()
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