How to Help With Math

*Count EVERYTHING!

*When your student is counting, ask them to physically touch each item they are counting.

*Find items in your home shaped like a square, circle, rectangle, triangle, oval, and rhombus (diamond).

*Sort shapes by different attributes (color, sides, corners, etc.)

*Count the number of stairs in your home by 1's, then 2's, then 5's, and if possible, by 10's. This will help students to count groups of objects and then add the remaining items by 1's.

*Sort and fold socks. How many socks make a pair? Is a pair an even or an odd number?

*Find how many books are on your bookshelf. Sort your books by hard cover and soft cover, color, size, and type of book.

*Find how many clocks are in your home. Are more of your clocks digital or analog? Can you tell time to the hour? Can you read the numbers on the clock forwards and then backwards?

*How many of your own feet does it take to cross your bedroom (heel to toe)?

*Compare everything you see. How is this toy different from that toy (smaller, larger, longer, shorter)?

*Sort interesting objects like buttons, candy, and coins.

*Identify pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and their values.

*When taking a walk, read the numbers on the houses you pass. What is your house number?