Toddlers counting and numbers
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Topic: Toddlers counting and numbers
Posted By: bookwyrm
Subject: Toddlers counting and numbers
Date Posted: 22 February 2010 at 5:15pm
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Hi all. Been a while since I post but curious to know how everyones toddlers are going with numbers.
Ie. What age can they count to 10, 20, 30. Recognise written numbers. And if anyone knows how this differs from males to females. Muchly appreciated. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 22 February 2010 at 5:44pm
We can recognise the difference between letters and numbers, but not specifically what they are. He isnt counting very well, everything is 1,3,9 at the moment....
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Posted By: bookwyrm
Date Posted: 22 February 2010 at 5:45pm
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How old is he SimSam? ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: arohanui
Date Posted: 22 February 2010 at 5:46pm
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Hey Tara, good to see you round again.
Not sure what the 'average' age is, but Harry counts 1. 2, 3 (like when counting to jump off a step or something). If he's counting lots of things he counts '2, 4, 2, 4, 2, 4, 2, 4' lol. We expose him to a lot of counting... counting out grapes, as we go up stairs, in songs (showing numbers on fingers), counting down from 10 on the microwave etc. He understands what 2 is (as in, he'll look at 2 pieces of toast and say 'two toast'. ------------- Mama to DS1 (5 years), DS2 (3 years) and... http://alterna-tickers.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: bookwyrm
Date Posted: 22 February 2010 at 5:50pm
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The reason I ask is that Phoenix is OBSESSED with numbers.
He can count to 20 with ease and is currently learning counting to 30 with Mummys help. He can count backwards from 10 (as long as he says BLAST OFF at the end). He recognises all the numbers from 1-20 and can say them out loud if I point at them (in random order). He can count my fingers. Also numbers on the clock. This kid counts and repeats numbers every minute of his waking life. He is number crazy. He's not quite there with the alphabet but he's getting pretty good at a few of the letters. Can anyone say Accountant much? ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: arohanui
Date Posted: 22 February 2010 at 6:02pm
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Wow, he is definately way ahead with his numbers!! Go Phoenix!
Some kids don't learn to count like that til they're at school [s] ------------- Mama to DS1 (5 years), DS2 (3 years) and... http://alterna-tickers.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: bookwyrm
Date Posted: 22 February 2010 at 6:14pm
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He's been trying to count to ten since about 15 months I think. He mastered that fairly quickly, but in the last 2 months he has really got it stuck in his brain. Like if we go the supermarket, hes pointing at the prices of things and telling me the numbers.
The only reason I was asking is that his playcentre teacher was absolutely blown away by him today (he's the youngest of the kids in the 2-4 section at playcentre), shes had to make him clocks and she said he's getting other kids to count more often. His teacher was just over the moon, as she said it was unusual for a boy. What we have found awesome is that we bought him a magnadoodle (remember those!) for christmas, and hes been getting me to write numbers down so he can recite them back to me. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: sally belly
Date Posted: 23 February 2010 at 12:30pm
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Hi Tara
Just have to say wow, what a clever wee dude Phoenix is  . He is obviously very eager to learn.
Liam can sometimes count to 10 with us prompting him. Sometimes he'll get a little muddled but he's getting there. -------------    
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 23 February 2010 at 12:56pm
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Tara, Tom is the same. He recognised numbers at about 15 months and could count to 10. He then started showing me all the numbers at the supermarket on prices etc. Now at 2.5 he can count to 20 (though he leaves one number in the teens out each time...and its a different number). He can count to 30 if I get him over the hump of 20. He recognises all numbers up to 12 written...havent tried any others...he may well know them.
He also knows his alphabet, can recognise all letters in upper and lower case. Can spell Tom, James and Nic, recognises ALL the names of his daycare teachers and most of the kids...ie he can go and get their name card and give it to them. he has started recognising small words when reading. His teachers are also blown away by it. I'm very proud
We do a lot of reading at home and he loves Numberjacks and word world which help. He is OBSESSED!!! He would far rather play with magnetic letters than cars. |
Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 23 February 2010 at 2:05pm
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Wow - Tara - your little man is impressive!!!
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Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 25 February 2010 at 4:27pm
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Tara - Ella is the same...has been counting to 20 (sometimes misses a couple) for a while now...and counted to ten very early on. She knows her alphabet perfectly too.
Most of her class can do up to 10 (they are aged 18 months to 3 yrs) and a handful can do to 20 no worries. She has now started letter recognition - we do a letterland programme at daycare and she is doing that reading eggs free trial (on back of tots to teens mag) at moment and mastered thefirst level no worries....even told me I was being tricky tricky when I tried to turn the letters around on her! DOH! Maybe try something like that with him now too - recognition is important (as in seeing it and knowing what number or letter it is) - she can spot the letters (ELLA) from a mile away now. (btw she is now nearly 3!!) edited to add - look at some leapfrog stuff - their new text and letter things are awesome! |
Posted By: sunnyhoney
Date Posted: 25 February 2010 at 6:27pm
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That is really cool, keep up the encouragement! What a clever little boy. ------------- Mum to: Joy Emily 1.05am 27/09/07 7lb 3oz Austin Paul 12.47pm 18/04/10 10lb 8oz |
Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 26 February 2010 at 7:45pm
Lol Kylah does the same! She can count to 20, read them out of order, spot numbers everywhere. When we are walking, driving or just at home she spots numbers. She can count backward and normally, and i can point at random numbers out of order and she knows them. She is the same with the alphabet, knows them and reads them out everywhere. She can read Kylah, Car, Mum and Dad ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
TaraandPhoenix wrote:Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 26 February 2010 at 10:53pm
Tom and his magnadoodle are inseparable....it drives me nuts! He NEVER draws himself...its all about me writing words for him.
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Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 28 February 2010 at 6:56pm
What magnadoodle do you have? Kylah has the cars one, she is car mad. It came with inserts that they can draw around and she loves drawing her own Lightening and Mater ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 28 February 2010 at 10:03pm
| Tom only has a small one....stingy mum. I bought it to entertain him on a flight. I should get a big one as they both use it heaps and its the first thing he goes for at other people's houses. |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 02 March 2010 at 2:29pm
| ella has a cheapie from $2 shop...has lasted very well i must say!!! |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 05 March 2010 at 11:27am
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just read an article in a mag last nite that talks of kids being able to know numbers and letters backwards and forwards but not having any high level of recognition of what they are (eg saying vs recognising)....interesting....
was interesting as a what they should know before school option.....ella knew 90% of what they said she needed....cool!!! |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 05 March 2010 at 12:17pm
| I wondered this too BS. I thought maybe he is just memorising the numbers and I often joke he is no better than a trained monkey..but he DOES get the concept. He is now counting things and knows if you add one more that the number changes. He knows that words mean something too. |
Posted By: M.i.s.s.y
Date Posted: 11 March 2010 at 5:31pm
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wot an amazingly clever wee man! well done
thats awesum. We are currently learning colours, lol like only picking the red tomatoes/grapes etc & leaving the green 1s. havent really thought about numbers, mite start adding them into the mix. -------------    
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Posted By: Mikki
Date Posted: 29 April 2010 at 10:08am
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my daughter has just turned 2, and she has been able to count to 10 since she was about 20 months, she can now count to 15 but has not mastered her a.b.c's yet. When we are in the car she sees numbers on signs and calls them out. I was quite impressed with that, we also have a book with numbers 1-10 on each page. I can turn to any page and she knows the number.
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Posted By: jaz
Date Posted: 09 May 2010 at 8:41pm
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Caleb is similar in terms of obsession with numbers and currently counts to about 50 randomly but counts EVERYTHING he can see especially when reading books. He randomly points at numbers and says 'that's a two' but I suspect this is a fluke rather than reading and recognising the digit. He also counts backwards with blast off at the end.
Once they get 20, 30, 40, 50 and up are all followed by 1, 2, 3 etc they can just keep counting up. It is more of a concept than learning higher numbers. His latest thing is pointing out triangles and other shapes and he likes me to draw a shape and name it so he can copy it, or just asks me to draw circles or whatever shape he is currently obsessed with. Funny how they get fixated on one thing, like colours, until they get it. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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