Parents and educators alike know that one of the best kids learning toys are blocks. Toy blocks are also excellent for introducing math to young children.
Children love to stack and knock down their blocks and while they are doing so you have a perfect opportunity to suggest they count how many blocks are in their tower. Eventually you can use the blocks to experiment with addition and subtraction by having a child add more blocks to their structure and then take some blocks away and put them in a wagon.
If you have a set of cardboard blocks that have more than one color you could have one child move a certain amount of blue blocks to a new location and practice counting them as he does so. Another child could get the number of yellow blocks you have suggested and place them in a circle.
Math skills are developed through the process of grouping, adding, and subtracting. Make up more games as you go along and have fun interacting and playing with your kids.
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