Teaching the numbers 1 - 10 to little children

There are a variety of ways of teaching numbers. In this BLOG, I will share activities that you could use to teach the numbers 1 - 10 to little children.

All about Counting!

According to Gelman and Gallistel (1978), the Counting Principles are as follows:

* Stable Order:

Number names must be recited in a fixed order.

*One-to-One Correspondence:

Each object to be counted must be assigned to one number name.

* Cardinality:

The last number reached in a count represents the cardinal value of the enumerated set.

Activities for Children:

· Counting:

Counting body parts:

Children can count their body parts (such as: 10 fingers, 2 hands, 2 ears, etc.).

Counting things from a bag:

Put objects into a bag, allow the child to pick out one at a time and count the object. Continue until all objects are counted.

Counting on the go:

Children can count vehicles (such as: 2 green vehicles, 10 blue vehicles, etc.) on their way to school or the park.

Counting your actions:

Children can count their steps while walking in the park or their whilst doing their exercise routine (such as: 2 star jumps, etc.).

Counting things:

Children can count the number of clouds in the sky, the number of birds flying around or even the number of flowers in the garden.

Rhythmic counting:

Children can count their claps or stomps while playing or singing.

· Nursery Rhymes:

Children learn the numbers 1 – 10 through singing nursery rhymes.

Such as:

Ten green bottles

Five little ducks

There were 10 in a bed

Five little monkeys

One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Once I caught a fish alive

and so on!

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· Tracing and Drawing the Number:

Children can draw a number in the air with their hands.

Children can draw a number in a side plate of rice or wet sand.

· Complete a butterfly or tree:

Children can draw in a number.

Example: 5 five

Draw 5 apples on the tree.

· Counting using a number chart:

Children can count forwards and backwards using a number chart.

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· Reading and Drawing:

Children can throw a dice, read the number aloud and then draw for the number.

· Match the number:

Children can match the number using a wiggly worm.

· Count and sort:

Children can count and sort objects into bowls or bottles.

· Ten Frame:

Children can use a ten frame to count numbers.

· Number cards Matching:

Children can match the number symbol to dots or the number name to the number symbol.

· Count and Circle or Write:

Children can count the number of objects and circle the number or they can count the number of objects and write.

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Note to Remember:

Always remember the counting principles when teaching littles how to count!

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