Games and education; that's the new method we believe is effective when it comes to kids and teaching them about numbers, alphabet, counting and all these initial steps taken in the journey of education for toddlers and babies.
Math is always one exciting thing to teach the kids because it could be done through several ways and one of them is through the different games that are found out there; it could be done through play doh pieces, little small cartoon characters, through using dice and even through playing with a pen and writing on a piece of paper.
Choosing the game will depend on the age of the kid who is receiving the piece of information. According to this video, teaching the kids to count is one of the first steps taken in the world of math. Depending on this educational video, there are some games to play in order to teach the kids to learn more about the numbers and know what is smaller or bigger than the other.
There are some games to play with your kids in order to teach them counting. We have played with the Lego pieces, the dice and some other small characters to let the kids learn about numbers and know which ones are bigger than the others and which are smaller.
This could happen through several different ways; you could create two towers with different heights with the Lego pieces and ask your kid which is smaller than the other and why, and it is important to let them count the pieces and even give them the chance to point in order to make it easier for them.
Another game played with these different toys is placing different piles separated from one another and asking your kid to place the ones bigger than a specific number you choose to play with on one side and place those smaller than the same number on the other side. While playing this game, let the kids count and at the same time point on the side where the pile should be placed in, because that's how they are going to make everything clear.
The last part of this game is using the dice to play the game of recognizing the numbers and examining the kids and their knowledge when it comes to recognizing which is bigger than or smaller than the other. In this game, all what the kid will have to do is first decide whether the one getting a point will be the one with the smaller or the bigger number. This is important because it will help the kid to know which is bigger and which is smaller and parents should also ask them questions throughout the process, such as what is the smallest number on the dice, ask them who is the winner according to the two different numbers which both the parent and the kid got, etc.
There are lots of games to play when it comes to math and getting the kids more well educated and more aware of the numbers and counting them. We have other suggestions here for parents homeschooling their kids and teachers who are trying to find other new methods and techniques to depend on. You could check the bingo math games for kids and try playing them out (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVM8iQMaZN8).
Number games are numerous and they could actually come in lots of different ways and using the toys which your kid already own at home will make it all more interesting for them. One of those examples we are referring to is using the Lego pieces in order to help the kids to count and make it all easier and more interesting for them (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3q7imQuRBQ).
We hope this was a useful video for you to teach your kids to count and at the same time make it interesting for them to do that with using their favorite toys at home.
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In this lesson we're going to think about the concept of less.
We've talked about more now we're going to introduce the concept of less.
The way we really want to start that is very practically
and again fostering that idea of using all the different vocabulary as you go
along. So we're going to start very simply by
just using a few practical activities that will really get the idea of less
into your child's head. What we're going to start with is some
comparison. We're going to be comparing some piles practically.
So James here are two piles of cubes can you tell me
which one is less? Which one is the smaller pile?
So using that variety of vocabulary with your child so that they're getting used
to the different ideas that there are lots of words that
mean the same thing. Okay so which one is less? Which one has
less in it? Good job well done. I'm going to swap
them around close your eyes. You're going to tell me which one has
less now this time you're going to have three piles.
Okay tell me which one has less? Okay which one has less now?
Good job how do you know it has less? Because
one two three four. Okay what about this one? One two three four
five six seven. Is seven a bigger number than four? Yes.
Is four a smaller number than seven? Yes. Yes so yes you are correct this one has
less and less means smaller doesn't it? Yeah. So we're going to think
about moving on to another activity and this activity is what we would really
call sorting and we're going to think about
sorting different piles with the idea of less so
this time James I'm going to give you a few different
piles of objects. Okay do you see them? Yes.
So we've got moshy monsters and we've got
cubes and this time we're going to think about
less than a number okay and I'm going to ask you to choose a pile
so really sorting into less than piles so I'm going to ask you can you find
a pile or sort these piles into numbers
that are less than three? Okay. So can you put all the less than
three over here and the ones that are not less than three
over here? So we're going to look at each pile James and you're going to tell me
is it less or smaller than three or not? Okay so first of all this pile
is this less or smaller than three? Smaller.
Okay so we're going to put it over here in the smaller than three pile
Okay look at this pile is this less or smaller than three? Yes.
Is it? How many have you got? One, two, three, four.
Is that smaller than three? No. Oh dear so where we have to put it on
this side? Yes. Okay. All right look at this pile is this less
or smaller than three? Yes. So where is it going to go?
Yes over here. Good. All right have a look at this one.
Is this less or smaller than three? No. Okay how do you know? One, two, three, four,
five, six, seven. Is that a smaller number than three?
No. So where is it going to go? Good job. Okay this one is this less or
smaller than three? Smaller. How do you know? One, two.
Is two smaller than three? Yes. Good. So where is it going to go?
Here? Oh over there. Good job. So again letting your child just
explore that, choose different numbers you can really make a game out of it
and keep using that variety of vocabulary.
We also want to now move on to the skill of comparison
but again focusing on that idea of less. Your child has already addressed
the idea of more so we want to now start to compare those
different concepts so that your child has a really good understanding.
So this time James I'm going to ask you to
compare some piles okay. This time I'm going to think you're going to think
about three things so you have to listen to my questions okay.
So let's put our piles back okay okay and I'm going to get some
letters as well look okay and I'm going to get some more
naughty monsters.
This time I want you to find me two piles
that have more than four. Okay. Do you think you can find two piles
that have more than four? Yeah. Have a look and see.
Right, count them and check. One, two, three, four,
five. And always encouraging your child to point to the object so that they get
that one-to-one correlation. Okay, is five bigger than...
what number did I tell you? Four! Good, yes.
And is there another one that's bigger than four?
Let's have a look. Or more than four? Good, well done, good job. Right, putting the
piles back. This time I want you to find me
something that is less than six, smaller than six. Okay.
Two! Good boy. Can you find me another one?
Two! Good. Two, one. Okay, this time I want you to find me one that is
the same two piles that are the same as two or are equal to two.
They're two piles that have the same number. Okay.
The same number, so any piles that are the same as two.
One, two, one. Move them over to the side for me.
That's got two, that's got two, and that's got two.
Good boy, well done. So really just using that different vocabulary, using that
different questioning to really start to get that
idea of comparing those different words and
comparing those different concepts. Now this time, James,
we're going to think about something new, something a bit different.
And this is again where we want to really get the idea of
less and this time I'm just going to talk about how we can make
less. So this time, James, I'm going to ask you to
do something to this pile. Do you think you can do something to it for me?
Yes. It's a big tar, all right, and I'm going to ask you, do you think you
could make this tar smaller? Yes. What could you do to it to
make it smaller? Break it! Oh no, okay, right, so break it.
Is it smaller now? Is it smaller? No, then break it again. You're going to break
it again to get even smaller? Okay, good job. So now do you have
less? Do you have a smaller number now? Two! You've only got two. Okay, right, put
your tar back together again. Okay. All right, tell me how many you've
got. One, two, three, four, five, six,
seven, eight, nine! Okay, do you think you could make a
smaller number? Yes. Okay, make a smaller number.
So you had nine. How many have you got now?
Are you sure? No, one, two, three, four, five, six.
Is nine a bigger number than six? Yes. Is six a smaller number than nine?
Yes. So now you've got less. Oh dear. Okay, so again, just getting
the idea that less means taking away, means that the number is getting smaller,
that the number is smaller, and what we're going to do is we're going
to think about little games that you might also play with your child
and we're going to think about a little dice game.
Okay, now usually we use dice to add up and to think about how much more we've
got but this game is going to be a bit different, James.
This time it's the person who has less, who has the smaller number that gets the
points. Okay, so we're going to use this whiteboard.
Okay, and I'm going to put James's name at the top
and I'm going to put mummy over here and we're going to get
some points. Okay, are you ready? So it's the person who has the smallest
number or who has less that gets to be the winner. It's up to
you if you want to work on number recognition.
You might want to use a dice with numbers on it
but if you still are working on that idea of counting
then use a dice with a traditional dice with the little dots on it.
So what we want to do is we're going to throw the dice and we're going to use a
mixture of dice for this one. I'm going to throw it and then you're
going to throw it and then we're going to decide who has less.
Okay, do you want to go first? Yeah. Okay, right,
so who's going to be the person who gets the point? The person with the big
number or the person with the small number?
The big number. Are you sure? Yeah. Listen to again.
Okay, the person who gets the smallest number
gets the point. Okay. So tell me, is it the person with the big number or the
small number that gets the point? The small number. Good, right, good, now we
know the rules. All right, okay. Right, what number do you hope you're
going to get? One. One, that's good. Good, so again just
fostering that vocabulary and that idea all along. Okay,
right, you go first. Right, throw the dice and throw it
gently, please. Three, right. I'm going to write three here
beside your name. Okay, mummy's going to throw the dice.
Okay, mummy got one. So who gets the point this time?
Next time I think you might be the winner. Who's going to get the point? Oh,
mummy's going to get the points. We're going to do a ticket, mummy. Right, this
time we're going to use different dice. This might be a lucky dice for you, James.
Oh, no, no, that's a different game. We'll play that game later on.
Okay, let's see if you can get the smallest number this time.
Okay, no pressure. Right, off you go. What did you get? One.
Oh, do you think mummy can beat you? No. No, why not? Because I got one. And what
does one mean? Is that the smallest number? Yes. Okay,
well let's see. What happens if mummy gets a one?
She wins. No, it would be a draw, wouldn't it? Right, you ready?
What did mummy get? A six. What does that mean?
Yeah, yeah. Oh, so you want to give yourself a tick?
Yes. Okay, give yourself a tick. Okay. Oh, that's a lovely big tick. So as
you can see, it can be a really fun game and it's just an easy way
of using something that you've got probably in the house that's not going
to cost a lot of money to make or it's not going to cost a lot of money
to buy. It's using equipment that you've got around the house just to play
simple little games like that and as you can see, it's very
enjoyable and you get a little bit of competition going.
If you've got other children in the house, they can also join in
and sometimes it's even nice to just allow siblings to play if you've got an
but really, it's really just reinforcing that idea of
that concept of less and just keeping revisiting that vocabulary so that your
child has a really good basic understanding.
