The Preschool Math at Home book mentioned above is awesome and full of developmentally appropriate math activities that a 3 or 4 yo would love to do. Right now, counting everything in her world (steps, chairs, plates, birds, dolls.) is developmentally appropriate. Let her do as much as she wants or as little as she wants. At her age, if she wants a worksheet to do, then great print her some preschool or kindergarten worksheets to do but I wouldn't worry about her completing them. It's great that she likes worksheets but they really are not developmentally appropriate for a 3yo. That is called rote counting and is a completely different skill than one-to-one correspondence or matching numerals to sets. She needs time and more practice with real life situations She will get there but right now, she's not ready and she avoids it as a result. She is trying to show you that she is not quite ready for this kind of work. You'll be surprised how much they learn that way. There are lots of hours in the day, and five-ten minutes practicing pencil skills and feeling like a big kid can be interesting and valuable, but try to find ways to bring your child alongside you, to talk with you and "help" you. ![]() How many worksheets and bits of carefully planned educational activity would you have to do to match that? Worksheets have their place, and when they are fun for you and kiddo, that's a great activity. Additionally, the child feels like a helper, like they contribute to the family. The child experiences a variety of textures and gets in some done and gross motor work. Matching socks is fantastic, practicing a number of different skills. You can talk about bigger and smaller, more and less. However, when you have your three year old "help" you sort laundry, you can teach so much. It's easy to fall into the trap of thinking that the more an activity looks like school, the more educational it is. Count things in your real life activities. Teaching things to my kids is one major way I bond with them. Other Resources for Learning Challenges.Resources (and Curricula) for Processing Difficulties.Science Courses: Text/Online Support Packages. ![]()
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