How to teach numbers to preschoolers

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Inviting, stress-free activities are key when it comes time to teach kids to write. These kid-tested ideas are sure to be a hit in the classroom or at home. Thank you Go teach! Handwriting for sponsoring this post. All opinions are my own. The most common comments I've heard when people stepped into my classroom are, "Look at all of those children drawing." "Is your writing center always so popular?" and "My child loves to write, thanks to you." The truth is, I've changed how I teach kids to write drastically over the past 15 years. I even cringe at some of the things I had my own daughter write when she was three-years-old. I had the best of intentions, of course. Now that I've worked with children for so many years, I've found ways to make writing inviting and stress-free at the same time! Easy Ways to Teach Kids to Write Today I'm sharing my favorite activities for teaching children to learn to write -- the ones that have been successful for all of my students! Here's a video of these fun and inviting writing activities, and you can read more about each process below! The first step to teach kids to write I used to think that the first step in teaching children to write was to sit them down and have them trace. While some children are absolutely ready for this, it's because they already have a good foundation. My approach is much different now! The first step to teaching kids to write begins with large arm movements. This allows children to strengthen their entire arms and even their core. Think about the motions you use when writing on a piece of paper. You are using your arms, crossing your body, and you may even feel it in your abdomen as well. Children begin this process in two very common positions: writing while lying on the floor or writing on a vertical surface. My favorite way to encourage large arm movements is to tape a sheet of paper onto a smooth wall or window. Then let the children make marks all over the paper. My youngest child gave me the most obvious indication that she was ready for this step soon after she turned two-years-old. She would find markers lying around and draw all over the walls. In all honesty, walls do look a bit like a giant sheet of paper. We love using the Mr. Sketch scented markers to do this. I can remember them from my own childhood, so smelling the markers while drawing with them is a bit nostalgic. My own kids love them just as much, and they are perfect for this writing activity. Supplies: Mr. Sketch Markers Easel paper Teach multi-sensory writing I learned about multi-sensory writing while studying some of my Montessorian friends. One day I walked into a preschool classroom that had the most beautiful handwriting I had ever seen. In fact, I didn't even know it was possible for preschoolers to write so neatly! When I asked my friend how she did this, she said that she used a multi-sensory method. Maria Montessori taught children to write by tracing the letters first, before handing them a pencil. This made so much sense, and I have seen incredible results with multi-sensory writing techniques. I have also learned that there are lots of ways to do this besides sandpaper letters and sand trays. One of my favorite multi-sensory writing hacks is with glitter glue. I've tried all kinds of glitter glue to do this, and I love the results of Elmer's glitter glue the most! There are several different colors to choose from, and the glitter is subtle but gives children a nice texture to feel while tracing. Some glitter glues get stuck coming out of the container and make it tricky to make the letters just right. This doesn't happen with Elmer's glue. It comes out nice and smoothly, and the glue dries perfectly too. To make multi-sensory tracing cards, write two numbers (or letters) on a 3-by-5 index card with Elmer's glitter glue. Allow several hours for these to dry, and then cut them in half. Then invite the child to trace the number. Teach children to trace from the top to the bottom and have them do it slowly. Put the cards on a binder ring to make them easy and convenient. Supplies Needed: Elmer's Glitter Glue Index Cards Binder Ring Teach kids to write with journals One of the most inviting ways to teach kids to write is with journals. We make homemade journals with blank white paper. Sometimes lines can be distracting to children, so using blank paper is the perfect alternative. Simply put together 3 to 5 pages of copy paper. Fold them in half and staple the ends to make a journal. For children who are in the pre-writing stage, you will see them making lines and circle-like shapes. These are all wonderful signs of progress. To help with this, provide circular items that they can trace such as bottle cap lids, small cups, or containers. Tip: Lots of children naturally tend to hold a pencil or tall crayon up high (as pictured), so encourage them to hold it closer to the tip for better control. Supplies: Blank Journals Mr. Sketch Gel Crayons Name Rocks For children who are already learning to write, I start working on something that they all find to be extra special. When children are starting to write, the first word I teach them is their first name. It is one of the most memorable words they will learn to write, and we are setting the stage for kindergarten and beyond. One of my favorite ways to help children learn to write their names is with a name rock. Each year I have my students go outside and pick out a nice smooth river rock. Then I write their name on it with a marker. We use this Elmer's Paint Markers, which is perfect for name writing and decorating. My students love finding their name rocks any time they need help remembering how to write their names. They can even make rainbow rocks! Supplies: Elmer's Paint Markers River Rock Teaching children to write should be stress-free and fun, and these activities make the process just that! Math is so fun to teach to preschoolers because there are a lot of daily activities that incorporate math. Preschoolers don't need worksheets for math...they should learn through play and hands-on activities. 1. Patterns with Bears Counting Bears are a great math manipulative to use with preschoolers. You can sort, count, or use them with patterns. I created some pattern cards to help with this. The first page is an AB pattern, meaning two colors alternate in the pattern. The second page is an ABC pattern, meaning three are three colors in the pattern. For this activity, your preschooler will set the colored bear on top of the matching color to create a pattern. On the ABC pattern cards, the last circle is left empty. That is for your child to tell you what color it should be. You can get the free printable here --> Color Pattern Printable Math Skill: Patterns and Relationships You can find more pattern activities here. 2. Sorting Colors with Bears Sorting is a skill preschoolers should work on a lot. One way to sort is by color. We do this with our counting bears and a sorting mat. To download your free copy of this click here -- > Color Sorting Mat Math Skill: Patterns and Relationships You can even use colored tape and pom poms to practice sorting! Add in some tweezers for some extra fine motor practice. Check out these free counting mats! 3. Money Muncher A fun way to work on sorting is with a money muncher! It's also a great activity for fine motor skills. To see all the fun details, click here. Math Skill: Patterns and Relationships 4. Sorting Jelly Beans Anytime we work with candy, my kids love it! You can sort M&Ms or jellybeans or whatever! To see how we did this with jellybeans, click here. You can also use this printable with sorting candy -->Jelly Bean Math Math Skill: Patterns and Relationships One more idea for sorting is with using toy animals. Have them sort by different characteristics, such as land animals and sea animals. 5. Graphing Graphing is always good to introduce to preschoolers. It doesn't have to be complex, but you can do a simple activity like graphing the types of transportation on a bar graph and use small pictures or toys (or I used erasers from The Dollar Tree). Make graphing hands-on with using apples! Even young preschoolers can begin learning about graphing with this activity. Check out this free gumball graphing activity right here. Math Skill: Patterns and Relationships 6. Shape Wheel This is a fun activity for learning shapes! Just print this shape wheel and draw the same colored shapes onto clothespins. Have your child match the clothespin to the shape on the wheel. This is great for working on fine motor skills! To get your free shape wheel, click here --> Shape Wheel Math Skill: Geometry 7. Shape Sorter An easy way to practice shapes is with a Shape Sorter! I bought these shapes at Michaels Craft Store for just $1! Check out this post for details. Math Skill: Geometry 8. Noodle Shape Cards A neat sensory activity and a fun way to learn shapes are with noodles! See the post here to download the free shape cards. Math Skill: Geometry 9. Foam Sticks Learn shapes in the tub with these foam sticks! You can see how we did this here. Another fun way to practice shapes is with my shape rhymes! 10. Dice Game This is a really fun game! I took this Melissa & Doug wooden toy and put white circle stickers on the top of the pegs. I wrote numbers 1-6 and had 2 stars. I had my son roll the dice and whatever number it landed on, he would pound with a toy hammer. If the number he rolled was already down, he hit the star. Not only was this fun for him, but he was able to "subitize", which simply means to recognize numbers instantly without counting the dots. Math Skill: Number Concepts 11. Star Number Cards Practice counting and recognizing numbers with star number cards. Grab the printable here! This one is great for working on one-to-one correspondence and fine motor skills. Math Skill: Number Concepts 12. Ladybug Math We made these adorable ladybugs and they were a hit! Not only were they fun to play with, but we did a lot of counting and sorting with them. Read all about it here. Math Skill: Number Concepts 13. Balloons Learn the order of numbers with this really fun game involving balloons! Check out the details here. Math Skill: Number Concepts 14. Estimating with Water We learned about estimation with a dropper last summer when we did water activities. Math Skill: Measurement 15. Pouring and Comparing We practiced pouring skills with rice into these beakers. Then I had my son line them up from biggest to smallest. Using comparative words like big/small or empty/full help teach preschoolers about simple concepts of measurement. This is simple and you could elaborate on this activity. One more easy way to practice measurement is with Unifix cubes. Place different lengths of tape on the floor or poster board. Then have your child use Unifix cubes to measure the lines. This is a simple way to practice counting, measuring, and comparing lengths. Math Skill: Measurement Lastly, check out this really easy and fun way to practice counting! If you're looking for digital math activities, make sure to check out my counting activities using Google Slides. Hope you enjoyed this round-up of math activities!

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