Preschool Math Activity

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Preschool educational games like hopscotch, Mother May I, or bowling using empty water bottles for pins, are great ways to help preschoolers practice counting.
Make your own flashcards. Write numbers on index cards, and let your child add the correct number of stamps or stickers. Shuffle the cards and let your child put them in order. Or make two sets of cards and play games like memory or war.
Let your child sort buttons, beads, paper clips, bottle caps, shells or coins by type, size, shape or color. Write the numbers 1-12 in each cup of an empty egg carton. Have your child place the correct number of items in each section.
Trace and cut out shapes on different colors of construction paper. Encourage your child to make patterns (such as circle/square/circle/square) or use the shapes to make objects such as a train or animal. You can also have your child look through magazines for items of similar shapes and cut them out to make a collage.
Cut out items of different sizes and encourage your child to put them in order from smallest to largest. You can also perform this activity with blocks, stacking cups, stuffed animals or toys.

File folder activities can keep your preschooler occupied while you work with an older child. Here’s a link to some free file folder games.

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