Help Your Child Get Ready for Math gives parents easy ways to use everyday items and activities to help their child learn basic math concepts and skills. This pre-classroom book supports the math curriculum they will learn in the classroom.
CONTENTS
To Parents
4
Early Math Skills
8
Likenesses and Differences
8
Sorting and Classifying
11
Directions and Sequence
14
Patterns
17
Spatial Awareness
19
Number Sense
24
Learning to Count
24
One-to-One Correspondence
29
Numerals and Number Sense
32
Counting Beyond Ten
39
Computation Skills
40
Addition
40
Subtraction
44
Measurement, Time, and Money
50
Measurement
50
Time
53
Money
58
Books and Other Resources
62
This book also features:
A materials list with everything needed for games and activities in the book
Patterns and simple instructions to make games for an at-home math center
A resource list in the back that includes books, games, and activity kits that can be purchased to help children with early math skills