So what do you do when you’re trying to teach math to a preschooler and he just doesn’t want to sit still? You’ve got these great worksheets all printed out, and he shows zero interest. In fact, he resists them.
That’s okay. Preschoolers need very few traditional worksheets. In fact, many early childhood teachers don’t use them at all.
So what do we do instead? We teach children using active, hands-on activities. Children benefit from using more than one sense to learn. And when they involve their whole bodies, they’re more likely to remember!
Plus, it’s more fun.
Did you know that I’m putting together a set of themed math activities for each letter of the alphabet? Here are some of our previous themes:
You get the idea! For letter J, I’ve put together a set of math activities that will get your child to jump, run, leap, and LEARN. It’s a set of active fun math games for preschoolers.
Hopscotch
I drew a hopscotch board for my Four. While he’s not coordinated enough to play hopscotch the traditional way – by single and double foot jumps – he loved jumping to each number and naming it as he jumped. In fact, he wanted my help to write even more numbers on his board. In the picture above he’s jumping and counting all the way to 15. 🙂
Check out the ways to learn with a number line run at Coffee Cups and Crayons.
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Hello Catherine! Unfortunately we had to remove that activity from the post because the blog it was linked to is no longer operating. I hope you can find something else that will suit your needs!
Catherine
The Race to 100 website doesn’t let “uninvited” people in to view the link! Can you please send me another link or send the activity?
Heather Groth, Customer Support
Hello Catherine! Unfortunately we had to remove that activity from the post because the blog it was linked to is no longer operating. I hope you can find something else that will suit your needs!