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 Most anywhere you go, there are opportunities for teaching your child beginning math. An especially good place is the local grocery store. Below is a list of possible suggestions. Try one or two ideas each time you go to the store with your child.
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- Weighing – let your child help you weigh fruits and vegetables.
- Counting – let your child pick out 2 – 5 pieces of fruit for your bag.
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have your child find a six cup muffin tin vs. the twelve cup kind. |
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how many eggs are in a carton? |
- Size – have your child find the largest watermelon, or smallest.
- Length – let your child help you find the longest cucumber.
- Estimating – let your child try estimating how many potatoes or oranges are in a sack or estimate which melon is the heaviest.
- Half/whole – point out to your child when you see things sold in half portions, such as half a cake, half a watermelon, etc.
- Pricing – have your child compare prices for two similar cereals. Which is priced the highest, which is the lowest?
- One-to-one-correspondence – have your child pick out how many ears of corn you will need to for everyone in your family to have one ear.
- Money – let your child have the experience of paying for small items at the check out stand. Help them count the change.
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