Rubber Stamp Counting
As a parent, it can be very easy to become frustrated when your toddler or preschooler is not able to count a small group of objects. Even if a child is able to count aloud to ten, for example, this does not mean she will be able to count a group of ten objects. This is because rote counting is a skill that is generally learned before a child understands one-to-one correspondence.
One-to-one correspondence simply means that each object is counted and given a number name only one time. Physically touching each object as she is counting can help a child develop one-to-one correspondence. Using a rubber stamp and stamp pad also allows your child to see each picture while she is counting.
Take a large piece of paper, and trace five circles onto it using a bowl or other round object. Repeat this process on a second sheet of paper. In the center of each circle, write a number from one to ten, but do not write them in order.
Give your child a small rubber stamp and a stamp pad. Have her stamp the number of stamps that is written in the circle while counting at the same time. She stops stamping when she gets to the number written inside the circle. You can now use these papers to practice by having your child touch each stamped picture as she counts.
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Written by Laura on July 11, 2011
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