OxBox Math & Number Activities for 2 Year Olds! |
Math is not only about numbers! Learning about shapes, sizes, and opposites are all important classification skills that lay the foundation for elementary math.
Model correct counting practices with your child by touching one object and saying one number at a time. Encourage your child to count the same way to develop one-to-one correspondence. Your child should be sorting items by shape, color, and size. Help them point out which is the biggest, smallest, tallest, shortest, etc. |
“TEN LITTLE DINOSAURS” |
. COUNTING . . PRE-READING SKILLS .
BONUS ACTIVITY Act out the stories! Find all the rhyming words in the book. Rhyming is a very important pre-reading skill. Don’t forget to practice your best dinosaur roar! |
This is such a fun book series. The dinosaurs are colorful and silly, just like your two year old!
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Pirate Shapes. MOTOR SKILLS . . PROBLEM SOLVING . . GEOMETRY .
BONUS ACTIVITY Look for shapes around the house and the neighborhood. Draw your own pictures using shapes. |
Shape StackerMOTOR SKILLS COUNTING . GEOMETRY .ORDERING
BONUS ACTIVITY Don’t be limited to sorting by shape! Is there another way you can sort the blocks? Try putting the blocks together by color instead! Be creative in thinking of new ways to sort. |
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Mom and Baby PuzzleLANGUAGE . CLASSIFICATION MOTOR SKILLS
BONUS ACTIVITY Does your child have a favorite animal pair? Go to the library and find a book about that animal or look on YouTube for videos of the animal. This helps develop vocabulary and connects playing to the wider world! |
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OxBox Math IdeasHere are some great ways to practice math at home:
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Math PoemsAct out these fun songs to build math, language, and rhyming skills!
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