Tips
Parent Tip: Counting, addition and subtraction
Song: “Ten Little Fingers” to the tune “Ten Little Indians” (Wee Sing Children's Songs and Fingerplays)
• Sing and count to ten on your fingers while your child sings and counts along on his/hers.
• The visual of watching their fingers, along with hearing the numbers, experiencing the melody, and feeling the rhythm, make learning to count easier and more enjoyable.
• After mastering counting to ten, try counting backwards to one using the same song.
• Try counting other things (e.g. rocks, marbles, macaroni shells…) using the same song and counting forwards and backwards.
Teacher Tip: Counting, addition and subtraction
Song: “Ten Little Fingers” to the tune “Ten Little Indians” (Wee Sing Children's Songs and Fingerplays)
• Sing and count to ten on your fingers while the children sing and count along on theirs.
• The visual of watching their fingers, along with hearing the numbers, experiencing the melody, and feeling the rhythm, make learning to count easier and more enjoyable.
• After mastering counting to ten, try counting backwards to one using the same song.
• Try counting other things (e.g. rocks, marbles, macaroni shells…) using the same song and counting forwards and backwards.
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