Outdoor Slider Counting
We made it! Today is Day 31 of our 31 Days of Outdoor Activities for Toddlers series! For today’s activity we did some Outdoor Slider Counting using a mock abacus that we hung outside on our fence. This is…
Pinkalicious Roll & Count Playdough Cupcakes
This month’s Virtual Book Club for Kids selection is Pinkalicious by Victoria and Elizabeth Kann. Having two boys first, there has not been much of a draw to this book and I had never read it until now. I purchased it…
Birdseed Mystery Number Dig
Post by Contributing Writer Amy Learning numbers is more fun when you get to dig for them! I love to use birdseed in our sand and water table outside (Yay spring!) because birdseed comes in a large bag…
Corduroy Math: Learning with Buttons
Since I was a little girl, Corduroy by Don Freeman has been one of my absolute favorite books. I was so excited that it is this month’s pick for our Virtual Book Club for Kids. Little Sister and I…
Fill the Snowman Fine Motor Game for Toddlers
It’s Day 14 of our 31 Days of Indoor Fun for Toddlers and today we created a Snowman Fine Motor Game for Toddlers! This is something your toddler can use over and over again all winter long! It takes a…
Counting Stamp Match
Post by Contributing Writer Amy Stamping has been all the rage with my twin girls lately. One day, while covering every square inch of a sheet of paper in random holiday stamps, my 4-year old said, “I think we…
Ten Apples Up on Top Fine Motor Activity
Our boys recently re-discovered the book Ten Apples Up on Top, as it had been misplaced for a couple years now! While reading it to them, I was reminded of when we made our own Ten Apples Up on Top model using an oatmeal…
Free Printable Math Pack for Preschoolers
Post by Contributing Writer Kim of Life Over C’s I am always looking for concrete ways to reinforce concepts with my special needs preschooler. She doesn’t understand counting unless she has something to count, has trouble with colors unless…
Counting Sun Spots Busy Bag
We combined a busy bag idea and a little learning about outer space into this fun activity. The child will count the sun spots on the sun and match them to the corresponding numeral found on the clothespin sun…
Simple Balloon-Shaped Homemade Matching Games
Guest Post by Jen of Mama.Papa.Bubba. As a mama who loves to prepare engaging activities for my little one to discover and explore, I often find that the simplest, easiest to create ones are the most loved (and…
Number Detectives
Guest Post by Katie of Gift of Curiosity I’m Katie, mom to a four-year-old boy and a three-year-old girl. I’m so excited to be guest posting at I Can Teach My Child today in order to share a fun number…
Summer Math Fun for Preschoolers & Kindergarteners
Guest Post by Charity Hawkins, author of The Homeschool Experiment Teaching math to young children is easy. No worksheets, flashcards or apps are required. All that is required is a willing adult who will help explain how the…
Counting Robots
This simple activity is great for number recognition, one-to-one correspondence, and fine motor control! We used some robot stickers to make the activity even more appealing to Little Brother. Here’s what you’ll need: Â craft sticks, clothespins, Â robot stickers,…
“April Showers” One-to-One Correspondence Activity
One-to-one correspondence is a very important concept for young children and is a basic foundation for all of mathematics. Simply put, one-to-one correspondence is the process of touching one object for each number that is counted aloud. Little Brother…
Counting Up to Big Numbers with an Abacus
Another way to use an abacus is skip counting to higher numbers (and teaching place value in the process). If you don’t already have an abacus and don’t want to buy one, you can make your own! Write a two-digit…
Skip Counting with an Abacus
Using an abacus is an excellent way to make skip counting tangible for young children. If you’re not familiar with the term “skip counting”, it is just another way to say counting by 10’s, 5’s, 2’s, etc. This is…
Make Your Own Abacus
We stumbled upon an abacus at an antique store around Thanksgiving. Big Brother insisted that he needed it. When we reminded him that Christmas was coming up soon, he decided he would ask for the abacus. It was pretty humorous to…
Pumpkin Seed Puzzles
Happy Halloween! Use your leftover pumpkin seeds from jack-o-lantern making to make these pumpkin seed puzzles. This is great for number recognition and one-to-one correspondence. Here’s what you’ll need: Â orange construction paper, scissors, glue, marker, and pumpkin seeds…