does anyone have any good ideas for how to drum in counting to 20 into a childs head?? Marcus just cannot get his head round it. We’ve done some dot-to-dots today which went down ok, but figured I’d ask if anyone had any good ideas that I haven’t managed to come up with yet.
Oh and anyone know of any good printable dot-to-dot pages? I shall have a scoot round google later if I get chance.
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Smiths do some good dot to dots up to 20, we have one or two of them. For counting I just did the boring old count everything crack (M&Ms are good, if she could count them she could have them!) and also did a number washing line with the numbers pegged on and sheets of smilies to match up with the numbers. I think Rainbow Rock has something for counting too (as probably do most kid’s “educational” software) She has just about “got” it this last month and somehow I sort of suspect it’s in spite of rather than because of anything we’ve done
Comment by Katy — February 28, 2006 @ 12:57 pm
Break a finger or toe each time he gets it wrong while counting said figures and toes??
Comment by Chris — February 28, 2006 @ 12:58 pm
don’t tempt me!!!
Comment by Administrator — February 28, 2006 @ 1:37 pm
giggle… gosh, i’m trying to think, it was only fran who struggled with it i think.
had terrible trouble finding this page
but this is what did it for fran
http://www.muddlepuddle.co.uk/Maths/OurMathsExperience2.htm
Comment by Merry — February 28, 2006 @ 2:53 pm
We just did months of counting *everything* I’d forgotton how boring it was….
Comment by Joyce — February 28, 2006 @ 6:59 pm
D is still pretty unreliable past about 14 although he *can* do it, he rarely does
He is more able to recognise numbers written down now though so I think that could be a way to assist in learning them somehow…
Comment by Nic — March 1, 2006 @ 7:20 pm
dot the dots, sweets, and actually rather good, the stairs - you have a few of those!
Comment by HelenJ — March 1, 2006 @ 11:30 pm