Teaching Children Numbers

Animals Numbers Children's Placemat

This colorful placemat will help children to learn to count from one to ten. Each separate number is also illustrated by a corresponding number of items entwined within it. Your child will be fascinated by the delightful pictures, even as he learns to count.

Teaching Children's Numbers Placemats are:

• 12” x 17.5”
• Laminated plastic placemat
• Easy to clean: just wipe with a damp cloth

Teach Children to Count Numbers Placemat

Toys for Teaching Children Numbers:

Melissa and Doug Basic Skills Puzzles - Set of 4

This set of four Melissa and Doug children's jigsaw floor puzzles is an exceptional value. Each puzzle is educational, colorful, and made of heavy-grade cardboard.

The jigsaw puzzles will help your children learn their alphabet, counting, colors and shapes. Their easy-clean surfaces will help keep the jigsaw puzzles looking new for years. Each puzzle is 12" x 18" and contains 12 pieces. This puzzle is recommended for children 3 and up.

Books for Teaching Children Numbers

First Picture 1 2 3 Numbers Children's Book

With lots of familiar objects to spot and name, this bright and lively board book will provide valuable for teaching your children their numbers. First Picture 123 has finger holes as an aid to help learn counting skills.

This First Picture 123 Book was written by Jo Litchfield. The book measures 9 1/4 x 10 7/8 inches and has 16 pages.

First Picture Math
Children's Numbers Book

This lively book is full of fun activities to help young children develop their first number skills in a way they'll like. Finding the answers to the puzzles encourages active learning and the charming illustrations provide plenty for children to talk about.

Jo Litchfield wrote this First Picture book. It measures 9 ¼ x 10 7/8 inches and has 16 pages. Here is a picture of the inside of this book:

View Our Entire Collection of Children's Educational Placemats

Do you like this Numbers placemat? Then you'll love the others you'll get to choose from! Our collection of educational placemats includes 30 different designs, each with its own colorful pictures and themes. You're sure to find the one that your child will love to have at their seat every night!

Educational Benefits of Children's Numbers Placemats:

• Encourages language development by naming the items on the placemat during mealtime.
• Promotes reading and language development.
• Children learn number recognition.
• Helps teach children one to one correspondence.
• Reinforces your chilrens knowlege of the colors: red, green, orange, red and blue.

Here are a few things to discuss with your children while teaching them their numbers:

• How old are you?
• Where is the number 4?
• Where is the lower case letter F?
• What number is your favorite?
• Which numbers are blue, red, orange, yellow, etc.?
• How many numbers are on the placemat?
• How many apples do you have?
• Which number has the most amount of objects?
• How many trucks are there?

Activities to teach children numbers:

It is important to not only teach your children to learn to count from memory, but also to identify the numbers. Our children's educational placemat will be perfect for this lesson. You will also be able to help teach your children the concepts of more, less, and equal.

These activities assist you in teaching your children number recognition. They will also help you teach your children counting with understanding the concept of one to one correspondence.

As you work through these numbers activities, you will not only be teaching your children their numbers, you will also be building upon your children's small motor skills and language development.

Teaching Children Numbers Placemat Activity: Fun with Breakfast Cereal

Good morning, it's time for breakfast! There is no better time to start teaching your children their numbers. This activity will help you show your children that the number one means one.

For this activity, use a cereal like Cheerios. Begin by placing one Cheerio on the number one. Next, place two Cheerios on the number two. Proceed by placing the correct number of Cheerios on the number on the placemat.

Teaching Children Numbers Placemat Activity: Count the Numbers

This activity encourages children to recognize numbers. Count the numbers while pointing to the number. Be sure not to go too fast. Have fun and do this several times. You can make this into a song to make it more fun. Do this activity several days in a row to reinforce their number recognition.

Teaching Children Numbers Placemat Activity: Guess the Numbers

Children love to play guessing games. They are going to love playing our guess the number game. Have your children close their eyes and point to a number. When the children open their eyes have them tell you what number they pointed to.

Teaching Children Numbers Placemat Activity: Practice Writing your Numbers

Children love to practice writing their numbers. Turn the placemat over and practice writing your numbers on the back with a washable dry erase marker. They will love trying to write the numbers themselves. They will be very busy practicing. This would make an excellent activity in the car or at home.

Teaching Children Numbers Placemat Activity: Count your Food

Here is a mealtime game that you can use to help reinforce the concepts of teaching children their numbers. First, give your children one item of each piece of food. Ask the children how many pieces they have. Next, give the children two pieces of food. Ask the children how many pieces they have. Ask the children to point to that number on their placemat.

Teaching Numbers Placemat Activity: Make your own Numbers Book

With the help of your placemat, make your own numbers book. Give your children 11 piece of paper, crayons and a pencil. Use one piece of paper as the cover of your numbers book.

First, write the title for your numbers book and the child's name. Your child is the author! Next, write a different number on each piece of paper. Now, draw a picture of number of objects that corresponds to the number of items on the page.

If your children do not enjoy drawing, have the children cut objects out of magazines that would correspond with the numbers one to ten. Finally, you may want to add text to your book; for example, "One Fish." Children love writing and telling stories. They will have so much fun making their own numbers book.

My Experience with the Teaching Numbers Educational Placemat:

The placemats are very durable and educational, and keep my daughter busy while I try to prepare dinner or empty the dishwasher without her getting into trouble. The numbers placemat keeps her busyand it makes teaching her her numbers a lot easier.

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