Pre-math skills
Hey there kiddo! Today I'm going to talk to you about pre-math skills, which are the things you learn before actually doing math problems.
Think about when you are learning to draw. Before you can make a pretty picture, you need to learn how to hold a pencil, how to make different shapes, and how to color inside the lines. Pre-math skills are kind of like that, they get you ready for doing math later on.
Here are some important pre-math skills you'll need:
1. Counting: It means saying the numbers in order, like 1, 2, 3. To practice, count everything around you like toys, fingers, or your snacks!
2. Sorting: It means separating things that are alike or different. For example, you can sort your toys into groups by color, size or shape.
3. Matching: It means finding things that look the same or have something in common. You can match socks, shapes or animals!
4. Patterns: It is a repeating design. You can create colorful patterns with blocks or use objects to make a red-blue-red-blue pattern.
5. Comparing: It means thinking about how different things are alike or different. You can compare sizes of objects, like your toys or your shoes.
ALSO, here are high-level pre-math skills that you will develop as you grow up:
6. Shapes: Learning different shapes like a circle, square or triangle.
7. Measurement: Means figuring out how long, wide, or heavy something is.
8. Time: Understanding the concepts of days, hours, minutes or seconds.
9. Money: Learning the value of coins and bills.
So, just like how you learn to hold a pencil before trying to draw a picture, developing pre-math skills will help prepare you to do math problems when you start school. Keep practicing these skills, and you'll be a math genius someday!
Think about when you are learning to draw. Before you can make a pretty picture, you need to learn how to hold a pencil, how to make different shapes, and how to color inside the lines. Pre-math skills are kind of like that, they get you ready for doing math later on.
Here are some important pre-math skills you'll need:
1. Counting: It means saying the numbers in order, like 1, 2, 3. To practice, count everything around you like toys, fingers, or your snacks!
2. Sorting: It means separating things that are alike or different. For example, you can sort your toys into groups by color, size or shape.
3. Matching: It means finding things that look the same or have something in common. You can match socks, shapes or animals!
4. Patterns: It is a repeating design. You can create colorful patterns with blocks or use objects to make a red-blue-red-blue pattern.
5. Comparing: It means thinking about how different things are alike or different. You can compare sizes of objects, like your toys or your shoes.
ALSO, here are high-level pre-math skills that you will develop as you grow up:
6. Shapes: Learning different shapes like a circle, square or triangle.
7. Measurement: Means figuring out how long, wide, or heavy something is.
8. Time: Understanding the concepts of days, hours, minutes or seconds.
9. Money: Learning the value of coins and bills.
So, just like how you learn to hold a pencil before trying to draw a picture, developing pre-math skills will help prepare you to do math problems when you start school. Keep practicing these skills, and you'll be a math genius someday!