whats the best way to teach my three yeard old her abc's and number??

Question

SHe know the letters and numbers but has trouble putting them in order...whats a good way to teach her?

Answer 1

the best way to teach a three year old anything is by repeating in daily. you need to say the alphabet with her 3 or 4 times a day. do not sing the alphabet song. the song does not make l, m,n o, p sound like separate letters. if you want her to start recognizing her letters start teacher her the ones in her name first. this way she will know what her name looks like. to teach her her numbers it is the same thing. count with her everyday. count everything. count her toys, count her shoes, count her fingers and toes. anything you can count, count. to get her to recognize her numbers show them to her. make up flash cards or signs that have the number, the number word, and a picture of that number of things. for example you would have 1 one and a picture of a ball. this will get her started in the right direction.

Answer 2

Get the magnetic, plastic numbers and letters.

As you take out each letter of the alphabet sing that old classic, "The Alphabet". Sing it as you place the first six letters in order. Sing it as you place the next six. Etc. Repeat as often as necessary.

And, of course, the same thing can be done with numbers. Sesame Street's "Ladybug Picnic" goes to twelve. You can also start by teaching her to count her five fingers, then the other five fingers. Once she gets 1 to 5 down, teach her 6-12.

At three, she doesn't really need to know how to put them in order; but above are some ideas. No harm in her learning them either.

Answer 3

Dr.Seuss's ABC - part of the Beginner Books series published by Random House http://www.randomhouse.com/
You can probably pick it up at a nearby bookstore.
Both my girls (2 and 4) love it, and the alphabet is presented in a fun rhyme. Capital and lower case letters are displayed (in the correct order), and words that begin with each letter are used.
As for numbers, I still remember an old Sesame Street song from when I was a kid and sing it to my girls. 1 2 3, 4 5 6, 7 8 9, 10 11 12 all sat down to a ladybug picnic. Perhaps someone you know will remember it. Also, "This Old Man" is good. (This old man-he played one. He played knick knack on my drum with a knick knack paddy-whack give a dog a bone. This old man came rolling home.) And of course 1-2 buckle my shoe. 3-4 shut the door ... There are lots of songs that can help with numbers. My 4-year-old likes to play with Scrabble tiles, too. They can come in handy for putting in order or trying to think of words that begin with that letter.
Basically, the most important thing is not to pressure her. If she's having fun and likes playing (learning), then go ahead. If she seems frustrated, maybe you'd do better to wait.
Enjoy your time together.

Answer 4

First off, to whoever said that's it's stupid that we teach and order, you're crazy.
At three she needs to start learning to count things (and yes, it HAS to be in order, otherwise it's not counting)
And it's important to learn the ABC's in order because when she gets to school they're going to expect her to know that (it sets the foundation for a little thing we call "alphabetizing")
Anyway.....I can't believe someone said that.

But to the original question...
REPETITION, REPETITION, REPETITION!
Count everything....count the stairs as you go up and down them, count how many chicken nuggets you get in a happy meal, always count things with her (keep in mind though that 1-10 is enough for her age)
Eventually she'll get used to the pattern (the order) of the numbers..
The same with ABC's - sing the alphabet song and really make sure she's saying the letters right when she's singing otherwise it's not doing her much good. And don't sing it too fast. Lots of kids think "LMNOP" is one letter because when they sing it too fast those letters get all lumped together. Really take the time to sing it an enunciate each letter.

Answer 5

I am surprised that she knows her numbers but doesn't know the order. My son has been counting objects up to 10 (one to one correspondence) since he was 20 months and now at 3 can count endlessly. We would always let him count our fingers and put bath toys on the edge of the tub and he would practice counting them. She may not be ready to start counting right now and that isn't uncommon, memorization of the numbers at her age is good. If you just continue to count along with her she will pick it up in time. Although my son has been counting for quite a while it isn't a common thing, most of his friends can't count objects to 10 and a lot of them are older than him.

As for the alphabet, again this is something my son picked up when he was under two along with the sounds they make. But the first time he ever sang the song was when he turned two. So he recognized the letters and knew their sounds but didn't know the order yet, that came later. Again this is normal progression. Can she sing her ABC's? If she can then she basically knows the order but hasn't yet learned how to apply it and this will come with time. My son has a train puzzle that each piece of the train is labeled with a different letter in order so starting with the engine he finds the next puzzle piece which is in order of the alphabet. Usually he gets the first without thinking about it but after h or so I hear him quietly saying the ABC's to himself so he can figure out what is next. So in knowing the song he knows the order. I would work on singing the song with her and letting her place the letters in order as she sings the song. It will all come in time. Right now the ABC's is my daughter's (21 months) favorite song and I have to sing it many times a day. She too can sing the song (sometimes misses a few letters) but hasn't conquered recognition of the names of all the letters but does know their sounds - all kids learn at different rates and in their own way.

Don't fret your daughter sounds like she is doing great because again most 3 year olds don't recognize their letters yet. And don't push kids pick things up when they are ready if you try to push things on them when they aren't it just causes frustration and can slow down the learning process.

Answer 6

If she knows her letters and numbers at 3, she's already ahead of the curve. Make it a casual game (counting fingers, for example, when she washes her hands). Say the letters together, then stop and wait for her to say the next letter. Like: "A, B, C, D... I forget, Jill. What comes next? Oh, E! That's right. Thank you!"
You don't want to drill her, bc then the learning is a chore, and not fun anymore. There's no need to push her; at kindergarten all that is expected is to know basic letters, colors, numbers and shapes. And your daughter has 2 years to go still!

Answer 7

Flash cards work very well with children this age. If she is having trouble with the order, an alphabet chart would work great as well, for her to visualize the entire alphabet. Then, as she begins to learn it better, give her a letter at random, and ask her what letter comes next, and associate that letter with something as well to solidify it in her mind.

Answer 8

do it in song form ... 1 2 3 4 5 once i cought a fish alive 6 7 8 9 10 then i let him go again the same with the letters ...a b c d e f g and so on .. and at end of song ... now i know my a b c you can sing along with me ... hope it works for you

Answer 9

Buy leapfrog's fridgephonics which has got magnetic alphabets with music and pronunciation. My son (28 months) learned all the alphabets from it. It was very useful. We got it from ToysRUs.

For numbers, we are using a board which has got numbers from 1 thru 25. Upon pressing the numbers, some good music and the number pronunciation comes. It is also good though not a good brand. We got it from a local bookstore. Now he knows numbers upto 30.

Another tip is to use your fingers for teaching numbers from 1 thru 10. Hide your hands behind you, and each time you bring them infront, raise the number of fingers equal to the number you want to teach her and ask her the count. Play this as a game.

When you go to places like grocery stores with her, cultivate interest in numbers in her by pointing to aisle numbers, price tags etc etc.

Also, take printouts of alphabets and numbers from internet/type in a word doc and print. Now, ask your daughter to color them with crayons. It helps her to recognize the patterns.

I play this game with my son: I say A, he says B, I say C, he says D...and so on. Then we starts again with him starting first..
We play the game with numbers as well.

Good luck !! She will soon be a master of numbers and alphabets..

Answer 10

Give your daughter a break, she is only 3!! You can help her by counting steps together and singing the ABC song. But honestly as far as the ABC's, children will learn them in time.