We sorted our toddler food collection by size and by container type. Each time we asked the question, “Which group has more?”
We counted the number of boxes in each group.
Children who have a lot of experience observing how things are alike and different do well with math skills and problem-solving later in their schooling careers. As we begin with simple objects, children learn to apply rules of logic. They consider which objects fit into each set and why other objects do not.
In The Nest we usually work with small numbers but sometimes an event prompts us to count higher. When every child is here at school we number 12.
At home, I wonder if your child sorts their toys by size, shape or color. Clean-up time helps children sort toys by uses--art materials can have one storage place, trains go in their box, dolls in a different box. Socks can be sorted by color and matched up into two's.
