Top 10 Prime Day Picks for Toddlers
I love puzzles and number toy sets or games as a way to introduce fun math for my children. My oldest Kael who is now six almost seven has such an almost natural agility for math and it is definitely not inherited by mom or dad. My husband and I definitely do not credit ourselves as math geniuses, but we do believe Kaels’ ability stems from the fact that we made sure to create an environment at an early age with precise tools where his math skills would multiply over time. First you should have an organized idea of basic math concepts that benefit your infant or toddler. I wish I had it organized with my first, but I definitely have it figured out a little better with Baby Joel (my second child and current toddler).
Five Basic Math Concepts for Infants and Toddlers
- Numbers and Operations -Understanding numbers, quantity order, ways to represent numbers counting.
” I have two eyes, so do you”, “I have 5 fingers in 1 hand,” “you have 2 cookies I have only 1.”
- Shapes +spatial relationships (Geometry) – Understanding and naming shapes, understanding the relationship between you and an object.
“the cookie is round,” “can you put the round ball inside of the square looking basket.” “I like cheez its snacks because they are square cheese crackers and I love goldfish because they look like a fish.”
- Measurement– Size, weight, quantity, volume and time.
“lets count the steps going up the stairs,” ” you played a long time in the park today.” “lets get a quick water break,” ” that rock is heavy.”
- Patterns – Creating repetitions and understanding that things change over time.
“look at the strings on the flag they are red, white and blue.” ” I put the blocks in the bucket and you take them out one by one now ”
- Collecting Information – Gathering , sorting, classifying and organizing.
” lets get all the blue toys together and all the red toys together on this other side,” ” lets put the big plush toys together and group the small plush toys together.”
Learning Math requires good Observational Skills!
Learning math requires good observation skills — which children are developing from birth as they explore and play. In the world of mathematics there are patterns, geometric shapes (circles, squares, etc.), comparisons (greater than, less than, equal to), and classifications or sets (numbers divisible by two, prime numbers, etc.). Understanding fractions later on in elementary school requires an understanding of part-to-whole relationships.
I love this set! I believe it helps with those observational, spatial and matching skills.
Another awesome set and makes an awesome gift as well. I love that I can use it to learn numbers, colors, and shapes. It is also great for hand eye coordination.
My almost 2 year old loves to buckle and tries to unbuckle himself lately. So I got him one of these to keep him entertained while I commute somewhere. These might come in handy on a long car ride as well.
These stress reliever fidgets are not just great for your kids, but maybe keep them next to your work station while your on a conference call or something. It really is a great sensory tool, plus it comes with pop tubes which screw to allow for some extra creative play for your toddler.