1 to 1 correspondence when counting

If you happen to be working on counting and your child is into stickers, then here's a cool activity to practice one to one correspondence.


Materials: number chart and stickers (any type of math counter could replace the stickers)

Use a number chart. (Download here.) Draw the corresponding number of dots to the number that is in each box.If you can, laminate (or use packing tape, which is what I did for the board in the photo.) Have child count while placing stickers on dot. It forces child to slow down as he or she counts. It also prevents them from double counting (pointing to the same dot twice) or missing a dot while counting as omissions will be obvious by lack of sticker. The photo only shows to six, but you could do this for whatever numbers you are working on.You can see the stickers on the number 4 box. My LO isn't really into this yet, even though she loves stickers. I just don't think she is ready for counting yet. But I have a feeling this will come in handy later.

Extension (for numbers 1-6): Roll a die. Match your die to the same number on the chart.