I made a 5 page worksheet for my son to help him learn to spell numbers (1-12). Thought some of you out there might like to use it too. Basically it has scrambled words, fill in the missing letters, underline the correct answer, find the word and matching. The goal of this worksheet was for him to write the words many, many times over, but in a fun way.

It is in PDF format.
You can download it here (right click and select “save as” or “save target as”): Spelling Numbers Worksheet.
But you can permanently find it under this blog’s “freebies” page.
You have my permission to share it with others.

Here is a simple math game that you can play with your children when you’re in the car or when you simply have time to kill. It helps to enforce their knowledge of number sequencing and the idea of more/less. I’m sure you may have played this game before. Anyhow, this is how it goes:

1. Tell them that you are thinking of a number between 1-100 (maximum number depends on your child’s abilities. For children just learning about numbers, keep it simple between 1-10).
2. Let them guess a number and you will tell them if the number in your head is more or less than the number they mentioned.

Tips:

1. For my 6 year old daughter, I had to teach her how to systematically narrow down the possible numbers. For example, she guessed 11 and I said more, then she guess 20 and I said less. I had to blatantly point out that the number must then be between 11 and 20. This makes sense to us grownups but for a child that is a math beginner, don’t assume they already possess this kind of logical thinking.
2. They also need to be told to remember and to pay attention to what numbers they pick. They think its fun just yelling out whatever number. You have to remind them that there is a technique to guessing the right number. It does not help to just randomly pick numbers.
3. Want to make it more challenging, tell them that they have a limited number of guesses. For example, they can only guess 10 times.
4. Add in an element of fun. For example, if they can guess the number by their 10th try, they can squirt your face with water or powder your face. If not, you get to do it to them.

So next time you need something to occupy your child’s time, play this game. Also comes in handy for adults trying to kill time