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Make simple patterns using something your child loves.<\/strong><\/p>\n Stickers \u2013 get two sets and place them in a row \u201cstar, circle, star, circle, star, circle\u2026\u2026\u201d Teach 1:1 Correspondence (being able to match ONE object with ONE other object or person)<\/strong><\/p>\n Host a \u201ctea party\u201d with all your stuffed animal friends.\u00a0 Everyone gets one plate, one napkin, one teacup, etc.\u00a0 Model language \u201cOne for stuffed bear, one for stuffed tiger, one for me\u201d. Put things in order from smallest to largest and largest to smallest.<\/strong><\/p>\n Use items found in your kitchen: Use items found outside: Count to two every time you are helping your child get dressed:<\/strong><\/p>\n One sock, Two socks Introduce these concepts using I Do, We Do, You Do:<\/p>\n Show your child what you would like them to do (I Do) Ask them to try to do it with you (We Do) Wait until you feel like they understand, and then asking them to try it themselves (You Do). When your child knows these concepts, they are ready to learn Number sense and Counting Principles!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Your Child CAN learn MATH! Your Child CAN learn MATH! FUN activities you can do with your child to support early math learning: Play with Shape Sorters! Make simple patterns using something your child loves. Stickers \u2013 get two sets and place them in a row \u201cstar, circle, star, circle, star, circle\u2026\u2026\u201d M&M\u2019s \u2013 place…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":177,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wpo365_audiences":[],"wpo365_private":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/wausau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/wausau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/wausau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/wausau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/177"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/wausau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4845"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/wausau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4845\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/wausau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/wausau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/wausau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/wausau\/files\/2019\/04\/M-and-M.png\")
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\nM&M\u2019s \u2013 place them in a row by color \u201cred, yellow, red, yellow, red, yellow\u2026.\u201d
\nMovement \u2013 \u201cstomp, clap, stomp, clap, stomp, clap\u2026.\u201d
\nPlaying Together \u2013 \u201cmom\u2019s turn, Joe\u2019s turn, mom\u2019s turn, Joe\u2019s turn\u201d<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/wausau\/files\/2019\/04\/Egg-crates.png\")
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\nDraw some circles on a piece of paper and have your child place one sticker in each circle.
\nCut 2 spaces from an egg carton so there are ten left.\u00a0 Give your child ten small items and have them practice putting one in each space.\u00a0 Some ideas for small items include food items such as goldfish crackers, small pom poms, sorting bears.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/wausau\/files\/2019\/04\/measuring-cups.png\")
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\nDifferent size spoons Different size plastic containers
\nMeasuring cups
\nDifferent size plates<\/p>\n
\nRocks
\nSticks
\nLeaves<\/p>\n
\nOne shoe, two shoes
\nOne leg, two legs
\nOne arm, two arms<\/p>\n
\n\u201cwatch as I make this pattern, Red, blue, red, blue, red, blue\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cwould you like to try it with me? Red, blue, red, blue, red, blue\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cDo you want to try it by yourself? Wow, that\u2019s great!\u201d<\/p>\n