The following points can give children some opportunities to think about numbers every day:
It's all about me: children are proud to know their addresses and phone numbers. Children can determine their age at an early age. They want to know their height-how many centimeters. If you put a child on the scale, you have a chance to make the child heavier and lighter. Children can learn to know what size clothes they wear and judge which one is suitable and which one is not (this is the early training of "spatial relationship").
★ Cooking: Every time adults prepare to cook, they should pour water, weigh the flour, put it separately, estimate the time and read the menu. Why not let the children take part in such activities? Before he can pour the cake noodles or read the menu, he can stir it in a plastic bowl with a wooden spoon. Show your children how to follow the recipe step by step and how to control the temperature of the oven. Remember to remind children that the food is too hot to touch and eat.
★ Financial management: Children can touch, count, save, classify and spend money under supervision. It's good to show them around the mall and tell them how much it costs and how much discount they can save, but it's better to teach children the value of money. When children grow up, give them pocket money when they do housework, so that they can learn to work to earn money.
★ Family life: House maintenance provides an excellent opportunity for children to practice their math skills. Let the children watch you measure the door frame or watch you hang a picture in the middle of the wall. When you want to finish something, children can help you with something, such as getting nails, screws and tools. In daily life, setting an alarm clock or preparing the dining table is an opportunity for children to count and deal with numbers.
★ Game: Children can race against time to run, and they can also measure the distance they hit or throw the ball. Instead of exercising alone, it is better to help children exercise with their neighbors' children. Children have more number exercises together.
★ Dressing up: When children pretend to do something, they often create the same situation as real life. They can check how much raw materials are needed for bus timetable or long-distance driving. Pretend games mostly include numbers and counting. Don't forget that small problems and building blocks also involve mathematical concepts. Children will learn counting, geometry and mathematics while playing with building blocks.
★ Travel: Even a short driving trip can provide children with experience related to mathematics. Let the child determine the speed by the scenery the car passes by, and let him estimate how many minutes it takes for the car to get from one house to another. I remember that when children play games in the back seat, they will see several cars with different colors, such as yellow school buses and numbers on license plates, blue vans and license plates.