Parent & Teacher Guides

Practical guidance for teaching counting at home, preschool, or kindergarten.

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Counting Activities at Home

Counting Activities at Home

Use ordinary home routines for short counting practice that feels useful, playful, and easy to repeat without special materials.

How to Teach Numbers 1-20

How to Teach Numbers 1-20

Extend counting from 10 to 20 by making the teen numbers visible as ten and some more, not as a new list to memorize without meaning.

How to Teach Numbers 1-10

How to Teach Numbers 1-10

Teach numbers 1 through 10 by combining spoken number words, physical quantities, written numerals, and repeated practice in short daily routines.

How to Teach a Child to Count

How to Teach a Child to Count

Teach counting in a sequence that begins with real objects, builds one-to-one correspondence, and only then expects children to connect quantities with numerals.