Counting is a basic math activity that will help give your toddler the confidence to try more complex math concepts later on. It’s fun and easy to add counting into your everyday play… I’ll show you!
Counting with Toddlers
1. The easiest way to teach counting is to count. All the time. Count while your little one is playing, walking, climbing stairs, eating… just count.
2. Sing counting songs.
Five Green and Speckled Frogs
Spaceship Song
Ten in the Bed
Once I Caught a Fish Alive
3. Read counting books. (This list contains affiliate links).
Little Quack
Ten in the Bed
How Many Feet in the Bed
Ten Little Ladybugs
4. Kids will self correct. Let the numbers fall where they will and don’t worry about correcting the order. Just make sure that you are counting correctly and before you know it your little one will catch on.
5. Counting out loud and counting objects are two different skills. Make sure to practice both!
Math Activity List (perfect for toddlers)
Measuring with Legos (or Duplos)
Shape Patterns
Count and Move
Bottle Top Count and Match
Learning Patterns with Blocks
Fun ideas. My kids especially love all the counting songs. They want to sing them over and over. 🙂
Great tips! One of our favorite times to count is climbing the stairs, so I was glad to see that on your list. And learning through song is so much fun for kids. Thanks for including some great rhymes to sing.