Storytime: C is for Counting
Storytime: C is for Counting
One, two, three, count with me. It’s as easy as can be! Teaching numbers at an early age can be great fun! Here are some effective ways to introduce numbers to your child:
Everyday Activities
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Count objects around the house (toys, fruits, steps).
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Count fingers and toes while getting dressed.
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Point out numbers on clocks, calendars, and phones.
Songs & Rhymes
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Sing number songs like, “Here is the Beehive”, “Ten in the Bed”, or “One, Two, Buckle My Shoe.”
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Clap, jump, or stomp while counting aloud.
Manipulative or Hands-On Learning
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Use building blocks or Legos to count.
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Play with number puzzles or stacking rings.
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Use stickers or stamps to make counting fun.
Sensory Activities
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Write numbers in sand, shaving cream, or playdough.
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Make number shapes with finger paints or chalk.
Join us Tuesdays, and Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. or Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Room.
Ages 2-5
Sing, Talk, Read, Write, Play
Tip
The frequent use of counting in children’s songs and rhymes, in both a forward and backward direction, will contribute to a child’s basic math foundation, which will later help in math abstractions. ~ ”Rhymers are Readers” New York Association for the Education of Young Children
Activity
Read a “counting” book with your child, then sing a counting rhyme together, and practice counting things in your home like food, stairs, or even socks using concept words like less than, more than, add, and subtract.
Books Presented
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin
Zero Zebras: A Counting Book About What's Not There by Bruce Goldstone
How to Count to One: (And Don't Even THINK About Bigger Numbers!) by Caspar Salmon
Let's Count Goats! by Mem Fox
Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays
Ten Little Bubbles
One little, two little, three little bubbles;
Four little, five little, six little bubbles;
Seven little, eight little, nine little bubbles;
Ten little bubbles to POP!
Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop those bubbles;
Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop those bubbles;
Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop those bubbles;
All the little bubbles go POP!
Source: Adventures in Storytime
Jumping and Counting
Jump Jump Jump Jump
Jumping high are we.
But we’ll stop jumping
While we count to three.
Jump Jump Jump Jump
Jumping even more.
But we’ll stop jumping
While we count to four.
Jump Jump Jump Jump
Just like pogo sticks.
But let’s stop jumping
While we count to six.
Jump Jump Jump Jump
Jumping then we wait.
We stop our jumping
While we count to eight.
Jump Jump Jump Jump
Jumping once again.
But we’ll be finished
Once we count to ten.
Source: Jim Gill
Zoom, Zoom, Zoom
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We’re going to the moon
If you want to take a trip,
Climb aboard my rocket ship
Zoom, zoom, zoom! We’re going to the moon!
Far, far far, We’re going to the stars…
Fun, fun, fun, We’re going to the sun…
Source: The Kiboomers
Here is the Beehive
Here is the beehive
But where are all the bees?
Hiding away where nobody sees.
Here they come flying out of their hive.
One, two, three, four, five!
Here is the beehive.
But where are all the bees?
Hiding away where nobody sees.
Here they come flying out of their hive.
One, two, three, four, five!
Buzz up high. Buzz down low.
Buzzing fast. Buzzing slow.
Buzz to the left. Buzz to the right.
Buzz all day but sleep at night.
Here is the beehive.
But where are all the bees?
Hiding away where nobody sees.
Here they come flying out of their hive.
One, two, three, four, five!
Source: Super Simple
Crafts and Activities
Counting Coloring page
Homemade Picture and Counting Book
Additional Books
One Boy by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
A boy creates ten paintings in this counting book that also explores the relationship of words within words. Features die-cut pages.
Click, Clack, Splish, Splash: A Counting Adventure by Doreen Cronin
I Can Only Draw Worms by Will Mabbitt
Teaches the reader to count to ten using worms that have great adventures or everyday experiences, described but not illustrated due to the author/illustrator’s inability to draw anything but worms.
One Sweet Song by Jyoti Rajan Gopal
With a countdown from one to ten and back woven in, this celebration of music and community brings to life a shared moment in a diverse neighborhood where everyone comes together to make one sweet song
