Activities: Next Activity

Estimating is a really difficult math concept for very young children to grasp. It's a fun idea to play with though, and gets your child thinking about how much and how many.

Try playing with pennies, or anything else you have plenty of. Invite your child to make a few piles of pennies and then together guess which pile has the most pennies. Count the pennies in each pile to see if you were right.

While talking you can use words like "more," "less," a few," and "some," which are great math vocabulary words.

Content Area:
Measuring

Location:
In the Bedroom

Story:
Quack Goes Nuts

Recommended Books:
Coyotes All Around by Stuart J. Murphy and Steve Bjorkman

Great Estimations by Bruce Goldstone

Play a great, interactive game about estimation, Hop To It!