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fun with math counters
Inspire young math mathematicians by introducing important preschool math skills in a fun, simple purposeful way with math counters. Math counters are an excellent way to explore counting, graphing and sorting. These skills are important for laying the foundation for strong early math skills.
Choose counters that your child would enjoy. Counters are available in many different designs including-Apples, Dinosaurs, Bugs, Sea Creatures, Bears and Vehicles.
Below you will find links to some of my favorite math counter sets!
If possible choose counters that come in both size and color variations.
Once you have your counters the activities you can do with are endless!! Here are a few suggestions.
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Sort by color
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Arrange by size
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Sort by size AND color (example: All large red bears together, all medium red bears together, all small red bears together)
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GRAPH your counters. First, create a graph. Next, give your child a handful of counters and have them graph accordingly.
materials
counters of your choice
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Purpose
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Counting
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One to one correspondence
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Number recognition
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Classification
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Beginning operations
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Comparing
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Data analysis
early math skills
Three Awesome Counter Sets for Math
Here are three really great options for counters to use with your child to teach early math skills. These counters are a lot of fun and can be used for so many different math activities for kids! They are really colorful and very versatile. You can teach nearly all the early math skills your child will need to master with just one of these counter sets!
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more fun math activities
Check out The Measured Mom for some great ideas on building math skills with teddy bear counters.
Get more ideas and inspiration on simple ways to incorporate early math skills into the lives of children.
