Preschool activity - Think and Work it out

Milan Bataveljić Age

57

Think

and Work It Out! First Steps in Math

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Age

57

ty Time li a u Q d n Fun a hildren C d n a s t n for Pare

Dear adults, Spending quality time with your children is invaluable for their development.

With this book, it will be both fun and useful.

Entice your child into thinking: - ask your child to explain why he answered the question the way he did; - entice her to observe each illustration and to notice as many details as possible; - talk to your child during the process of solving the tasks; - ask the child other questions about the picture; - help your child to find corresponding stickers for the tasks in which she is asked to stick them as the answer (there are stickers with letters, numbers, stickers for marking the correct answer as well as decorating drawings; for some tasks, more stickers are given than necessary, and in certain tasks, there are stickers with incorrect answers along with the stickers with the correct ones).

The fact that your child may find certain assignments too difficult should not discourage you. Skip them, and return to them later. It will be interesting to see your child come up with the correct answer on some future reading of the book!

Enjoy your time together!

Bird in the Cage A bird flew out of one of these cages.

Stick the sticker above that cage.

For adults: ask your child if she has seen birds in cages and whether she knows names of any of them. Suggest to her sticking the two remaining stickers above the two other cages.

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Mary and Nina Mary is drinking juice, and Nina will drink her tea when it cools down.

What is the name of the girl who is reading a book?

Write her name using the stickers with letters.

2

Mother and Sisters Garry’s two sisters and mum are waiting for him after school.

Stick the sticker next to Garry’s mum.

For adults: Suggest to your child decorating the rest of the drawing with the remaining stickers.

3

Horses Gringolet is galloping across the field. Spottie is grazing.

Brownie is drinking water. Stick the sticker next to Spottie.

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For adults: Talk to your child about the ways in which horses help people.

Suggest decorating the drawing with picture stickers.

The Door and the Plank Jamie and Danny can’t bring the plank in the house.

Say what they need to do in order to bring it in.

For adults: Ask your child why the boys in the picture can’t bring the plank in the house.

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Broad and Narrow Bill is walking home along the broad path and Steve along the narrow one. Stick the sticker next to Steve.

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For adults: Suggest to the child decorating the drawing with a picture sticker.

The Bell Jill is asking: - Which one of you rang the bell?

What do you think?

Stick the sticker next to the one who rang the bell.

For adults: Suggest to your child decorating the drawing with picture stickers.

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w o Yesterday r r o , Today, Tom Mary hung her singlet to dry yesterday, and Lilly did that today.

Mark will do that tomorrow.

Can you say who put a singlet to dry first?

Whose singlet isn’t drying? Point to Lilly in the picture.

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Noon and Midnight The clock in one of the drawings is showing noon. Colour that clock.

What time of day is it in the other drawing?

For adults: Ask the child why he answered the way he did. If he doesn’t know, explain to him what time of day is called noon, and what time is called midnight.

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The Library Mike is going to the library. On his way there, he has met three of his friends.

How many children are going to the library?

Find the sticker with the right number and stick it.

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For adults: Talk to your child about libraries. If she is not a library member, arrange with her to become one.