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Introducing Numbers In Your Preschool Program
Numbers can be introduced to Preschool Children at an early age. The key for success is repetition. As the children learn to recognize numbers, they also learn how to count. It benefits then greatly once they start school. Teaching preschoolers Numbers is easy to implement in all of your daily programs.
Numbers can be introduced in songs, in games, with
activity worksheets,
with coloring pages activities, in storybooks...
Here's a few ideas where you can introduce numbers to preschoolers in your program.
Worksheets are used to help the children see the number by repetition. It is good to start with the
Number 1
and build a theme around that number.
Emphasize that number in all areas of the classroom.
Place the number 1 on one door, one window, one tile on the floor, one chair, one light fixture...so that the children will not only recognize the symbol of 1 but also start learning 1 as a quantity.
I found that teaching preschoolers to recognize and count the numbers from 1 to 5 is a good way to introduce them to the concept of mathematics.
Five little monkeys jumping on the bed, One fell off and bumped his head. Mama called the Doctor and the Doctor said, "No more
monkeys
jumping on the bed!"
Four little monkeys jumping on the bed, One fell off and bumped her head. Papa called the Doctor and the Doctor said, "No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"
Three little monkeys jumping on the bed, One fell off and bumped his head. Mama called the Doctor and the Doctor said, "No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"
Two little monkeys jumping on the bed, One fell off and bumped her head. Papa called the Doctor and the Doctor said, "No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"
One little monkey jumping on the bed, He fell off and bumped his head. Mama called the Doctor and the Doctor said, "Put those monkeys straight to bed!"
Numbers can be introduced in songs, in games, with
activity worksheets,
with coloring pages activities, in storybooks...
Five Little Monkeys 
