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Additional Practice—Prepare snack time or mealtime with multiple items to compare the concepts of “fewer than,” “more than,” or “same”.

Additional Practice—A way to incorporate practicing coin counting is to have your child use coins to show the date on the calendar. Start with using pennies then incorporate nickels and dimes, and then quarters, as your child is ready.

Note: We will come back to Units 8 and 9 later, as we felt that the concepts in Unit 10 should be introduced first. If you prefer to stay in order, skip ahead to Week 33 and come back to these lessons when you have … Read More

Additional Practice—Read Goldilocks and the 3 Bears and The Three Billy Goats Gruff together after the video lesson.

Additional Practice—Compare “bigger than” and “smaller than” by blowing up several balloons in different sizes.

Additional Practice—Compare your shadow to your child’s shadow. Discuss how they change, compare how big and small their size is to each other, and compare them with other objects outside.

Additional Practice—Set a timer for 1 minute or less, and race with your child to see who can build the tallest tower using Unifix Cubes, building blocks, or Legos. Continue to practice the concepts of tallest vs. shortest both inside and outside with games or … Read More