{"id":666768,"date":"2022-11-10T08:03:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T06:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/games.tactic.net\/?p=666768"},"modified":"2022-11-17T10:14:53","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T08:14:53","slug":"how-can-a-child-develop-mathematical-skills-through-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/games.tactic.net\/en\/how-can-a-child-develop-mathematical-skills-through-play\/","title":{"rendered":"How can a child develop mathematical skills through play?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"666768\" class=\"elementor elementor-666768\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a314822 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a314822\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d6aba2\" data-id=\"2d6aba2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da721c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"da721c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"409\" src=\"https:\/\/games.tactic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Math_banner_UK.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-666813\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/games.tactic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Math_banner_UK.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/games.tactic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Math_banner_UK-300x102.jpg 300w, https:\/\/games.tactic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Math_banner_UK-1024x349.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/games.tactic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Math_banner_UK-768x262.jpg 768w, https:\/\/games.tactic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Math_banner_UK-600x205.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">ShunTerra \/ Bigstock<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e5788d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e5788d3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43ab104\" data-id=\"43ab104\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a6366a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a6366a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With many games, it&#8217;s easy to encourage even a younger child to use mathematical thinking. Play with building blocks that have different shapes; search for Lego pieces of a certain colour; build tall and short block towers; count your child&#8217;s fingers and toes; or move forward according to the number on a die.<\/p><p>If your child is naturally curious, you can gently introduce them to the wonderful world of maths, as it develops their thinking skills and help them understand the world around them.<\/p><p>The things the child has learned before form the basis for learning new things. In order to maintain an interest in mathematics, it is important that the child has a solid foundation and moves forward step by step. Small experiences of success encourage them to learn more!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ce189c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ce189c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d432834\" data-id=\"d432834\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04b3f92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"04b3f92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"406\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/games.tactic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/nursery.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-666526\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/games.tactic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/nursery.jpg 406w, https:\/\/games.tactic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/nursery-251x300.jpg 251w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">PoppyPix \/ Bigstock<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7c5030\" data-id=\"b7c5030\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d049be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d049be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At first, a child learns to connect a certain amount of things to a certain word, like &#8220;one&#8221;, &#8220;two&#8221;, &#8220;three&#8221;, etc. Once they use those words to count, they are soon able to connect the amount to the right number, too.<\/p><ul><li>Games, where the players move forward according to the pips on a die, support these skills.<\/li><li>Try counting the number of steps in a staircase, the number of cars in car park or the petals on a flower.<\/li><\/ul><p>It&#8217;s also easy to do a little bit of addition or subtraction during play.<\/p><ul><li>I have 1 Lego piece, and I get 2 more, so I have 3 Lego pieces. Or, I have 3 peas, I eat 1 of them, so I have 2 peas.<\/li><\/ul><p>In addition to numbers and amounts, mathematical thinking also means comparing, organising and recognising shapes as well as the concepts of location.<\/p><ul><li>In everyday situations, you can compare amounts. &#8220;Which bowl has more strawberries? Do they now have the same number of strawberries?&#8221;<\/li><li>Tidying up your child&#8217;s room in the evening can turn into a game when you combine with a little bit of organising. &#8220;Let&#8217;s first collect all the soft things, and let&#8217;s put all the red things over here.&#8221;<\/li><li>A child&#8217;s vocabulary and thinking develop when the grown-ups use the correct terms. Instead of saying &#8220;Could you bring me that block over there?&#8221;, you could say, &#8220;Could you pass me the round block that&#8217;s behind the box?&#8221;<\/li><\/ul><p>In childhood, you build the foundation for mathematical thinking, which promotes a positive attitude to mathematics even when the child grows older.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72c9cf0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72c9cf0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f9ef8c\" data-id=\"0f9ef8c\" data-element_type=\"column\" 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elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96578cb\" data-id=\"96578cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ef4d2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ef4d2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We recommend<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-abdcc6b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"abdcc6b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ec3f89\" data-id=\"4ec3f89\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97e60a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"97e60a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/games.tactic.net\/en\/tuote\/lets-learn-numbers\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/games.tactic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/58155_1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Let\u00b4s Learn Numbers<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe4f5f0\" data-id=\"fe4f5f0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b1881f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b1881f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/games.tactic.net\/en\/tuote\/lets-learn-counting-floor-puzzle\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/games.tactic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/58973_1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Let's Learn Counting Floor Puzzle<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d581d98 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d581d98\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d6ad7e\" data-id=\"6d6ad7e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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