Parent Info: Give your preschooler three of soemthing to count. Now hand them two more objects. You will notice at age 3-4 they start to count over again; 1, 2, 3, 4,5. At around 4 1/2 or 5 years old they advance to "counting on". They will say "4,5 without starting over at 1!" Try it!

For toddlers it is a big deal when they recognize to count one objects per "point", meaning they understand each object only gets one number.

Today both Toddlers and Preschoolers can count! Tell them today is a COUNTING DAY.
First we have to find something that has only 1! Then find something that has 2! You can keep going until your child is no longer interested. We made it to 20 with the preschooler.  Your enthusiasm will rub off on them quickly, and you could be searching the house for items.

There are no rules. If your child picks up one block froma pile of 20 blocks, GREAT they know we count each one seperately! These are big accomplishments!

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