Nursery World - Home Learning - A Parent’s guide to... mathematics

There are many fun ways to help a child’s mathematical learning at home. Kate Doyle provides some useful pointers

Counting is a key skill for young children to learn, and there is much that you can do at home to help your child grasp some of the mathematical ideas that they will use for the rest of their lives.

This guide suggests interesting ways to develop your child’s counting skills at home. It also aims to help you make links between your child’s play and their mathematical development.

COUNTING SKILLS

To be proficient at counting, there is a range of skills that your child must demonstrate:

LEARNING TO COUNT

Learning to count takes time, and it is often hard for parents and carers to establish what their child really understands about the concept of number.

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