SUPPORTING YOUR CHILD’S LEARNING in MATHEMATICS :
Look for opportunities to encourage your child to think mathematically.
- how many _____ do you think there are? (estimation) Get them to try again if their estimate is unreasonable.
- how many _____ will I need?
- what notes/coins should I use to pay for ______?
- encourage a sense of time by timing how long it takes to brush teeth, eat breakfast, go to soccer training etc
- read numbers together. Ask what number would come before or after?
- use language of position - left, right, beside, under, north, south, east, west.