Early Math for Ages 4 to 5 Course

What you will learn in 6 lessons

1. 1

   Counting to Ten

   Start here

   The child counts up to ten objects in any arrangement, counts out a given number from a larger group and knows the total stays the same when objects are moved.

   5 learning goals

   What you will learn

   1. 1.Say the number words to ten and count with them
   2. 2.Count any group of up to ten, wherever it is
   3. 3.Count out a number from a bigger group
   4. 4.Know that moving things does not change how many
   5. 5.Watch your child count and choose the next step
2. 2

   Adding and Taking Away

   The child solves small story problems by joining and removing objects or fingers and says how many there are now.

   4 learning goals

   What you will learn

   1. 1.Understand what adding and taking away mean
   2. 2.Find how many there are now by counting
   3. 3.Act out and solve small number stories
   4. 4.Make adding and taking away part of everyday play
3. 3

   Sharing and Doubling

   The child shares objects fairly between two or more people, notices when a share is unfair and makes doubles of small numbers.

   4 learning goals

   What you will learn

   1. 1.Tell fair shares from unfair shares
   2. 2.Share things out equally
   3. 3.Halve by sharing
   4. 4.Make doubles
4. 4

   Flat and Solid Shapes

   The child names common 2D and 3D shapes, describes their sides, corners and faces in everyday words and builds with them.

   4 learning goals

   What you will learn

   1. 1.Name and recognize flat shapes
   2. 2.Name and recognize solid shapes
   3. 3.Describe, compare and sort shapes
   4. 4.Build, stack and fit shapes together
5. 5

   Comparing Length, Weight and Capacity

   The child compares and orders up to three objects by length, height, weight or capacity and starts to measure with simple non-standard units.

   4 learning goals

   What you will learn

   1. 1.Notice what to compare and line things up fairly
   2. 2.Compare and order things by weight
   3. 3.Compare and order containers by how much they hold
   4. 4.Measure with everyday objects as units
6. 6

   Sorting and First Charts

   The child sorts objects into categories, counts each group and compares the groups in a simple object or picture chart.

   4 learning goals

   What you will learn

   1. 1.Sort things into groups and say the sorting rule
   2. 2.Count each group and compare the groups
   3. 3.Make and read object and picture charts
   4. 4.Ask a question, collect answers and use the results