Reading Numbers

The last few weeks we have been working on recognizing numbers: 45 is forty-five, not fifty-four. I made up some games that K. enjoyed and she has learned to read the numbers correctly.

• Game 1
• You'll need a sheet of paper with the numbers 1 through 100 written in order and pennies or buttons.
• I said a number and K. found the number and covered it with a button.
• I found that doing about 30 numbers was all we could do at one time without her getting tired of it.
• Game 2
• Use the same sheet of paper as in Game 1 and 100 pennies or buttons
• Cover all the numbers with a penny.
• I removed a penny and read the number, then K. removed a penny and read the number. We just kept going back and forth until we both had taken 30 pennies off the sheet.
• Game 3
• You'll need 2 sets of cards with the numerals 0 through 9 (one on each card) and 2 coins or buttons.
• Turn the cards upside down and mix them up, then spread them out (as you would for a matching game).
• K. tossed the 2 coins, picked up the 2 cards they landed on, set the cards side by side and read the number, then switch the order of the cards and read the number. We took turns and played until the cards were all used.
• A variation is to place the cards in a line or circle and use a spinner. Spin your first number, count cards from 'Start' until you get to that number. Spin your second number and start counting from where you picked up the first number.