COUNTING
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Let your children make Cherrio necklaces and count the Cherrios as they eat them. |
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Peel a small orange and have your child count the sections. |
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How many chocolate chips in your cookie? |
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How many fish crackers did you grab?
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ESTIMATING
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Have your child guess or (estimate) the number of peas he will find in his pea pod. |
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How many cups of popcorn can you make with ¼ cup corn kernels. |
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SIZE
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Give your child a bag of mixed crackers. Have her line them up according to size. |
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Have your child pick the largest apple for you to quarter. |
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FRACTIONS
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Point out to your child when ever you cut a sandwich or fruit in half or in fourths. |
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Show your child how the pizza has been cut into eights. |
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ONE-TO-ONE CORRESPONDENCE
This is the ability to match things up, one-to-one. Such as;
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Have your child pass out one napkin to each place setting. |
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Have your child choose one cheese slice for each cracker he has.
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MEASURING
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Give your child a measuring cup and have him measure out ½ cup of juice for his snack. |
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