Fun Counting and Math Games for Children

Whether you have a 2 year old who is just starting to learn numbers or a 10 year old that knows subtraction or addition, it is never too early or too late to learn about counting or math games. Children that are young benefit from games that teach them how to count objects and recognize numbers whereas older children benefit from games that help them learn how to add and subtract and build the basis for learning about algebra.

Aside from the obvious board games where you roll the dice and move your game piece a certain number of spaces, there are plenty of other counting games that you can play. Dominoes can keep kids busy for hours. I recently spent over 1 hour playing with dominoes with my two year old. We counted the numbers of dots. We counted the dominos as we stacked them or put them in or out of the container. We lined them up and counted them together. After they were all lined up, I let him push the first domino to make them all fall down.

Hide things in your house such as blocks, plastic eggs or marbles. Before you hide them, count them with your child. Then, they can go find them all. Once they have been found, they can count them again to make sure that they have all been found. Older kids can add or subtract to figure out how many they have left to find. In order to encourage sharing, have two or more children hunt the objects. At the end of the hunt, count the number in each Kid's bucket. Then work together to ensure that everyone has the same amount in their pails.

Falling objects in a bucket or plastic containers lined up side by side. Count how many items are in each segment. The number of objects that is not in a container. Once again, the opportunity to incorporate addition or subtraction with the children.

Children love to eyes, ears, fingers, feet, body parts etc. Count learn together. Toinstance ask, "How many eyes does Mommy have?" or "How many fingers do you have?" Count familiar household items such as pets, shoes or pots and pans.

Children also love to eat snacks, so incorporate counting with snack time. Ask "How many Cheerios do you have?" or "How many Goldfish are in the blue cup? How many are in the red cup?" Count out snacks to make sure each child has the same amount. If one child has two more Cheerios than another one, teach them to give the other child one of their friends so that they have the same amount.

Be creative to include in teaching your child. Love and learn to count, but they also want to have fun. E 'can be incorporated into daily activities. Leading by example and show them how to count things. If you do not have the numbers, counting and playing all day long, but at the same time there are many possibilities to know their number. Work with your children to come up with your own fun>games and counting activities.