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Question

Im printing off dot to dot pictures for a few 4 year olds. Was just wondering what would be appropriate for them?

How many numbers would they be able to cope with joining them up in a picture? Ive found one that has 6 numbers would this be ok or would it be too easy?

Its for part of a course im doing on child care so please answer seriously. thanks

Answer 1

If they know 10 numbers then make it go to 13 instead. Thus they will be proud of learning somthing new, and being able to do it on the next couple. I would do a variety of ones. Give them an easy one, say with 6, like the one you have. If they did really good and said it was easy, them give them a harder one. All kids are different so that is why I say have a variety. Somtimes you can even get ones with some of the letters of the alphabet.And you can also make your own from regular Pictures if you have tracing paper. Or trace it infront of a window then adding in your own numbers or letters and then scanning or photo copying it.

Hope this helps and good luck!

Answer 2

my 3 1/2 year old son can identify numbers to 30 with out help. over 30 he sometimes gets confused. When my daughter was 3 she could identify numbers to 50 with no help.
However, every child is so very different. I would say dot to dot with 20 would be good.

Answer 3

It really depends on the children and how advanced they are. If they are already counting into double digits then it would be appropriate to go as high as they can count. Honestly, when my son did pre-k, all of the dot to dots went to 20 and some where higher. But again that completely depends on the academic level of the children involved.

Answer 4

Many four year olds can't count to ten yet, but others can count up to 100! It is amazing at how different the rates of maturity are at this age. For the majority of four year olds, dot to dot up to ten numbers should be okay. Higher would confuse them, because even if they can count higher they probably can't read the numbers yet beyond the single digits. So I think you are right on track

Answer 5

My daughter is 4 yrs old and knows how to count to at least 15 w/o messing up. Sometimes we have to help her with a few numbers to get to 20. So I would say up to 20 would be ok. You just might have to help them identify numbers over 10. So if your aiming for them to be able to do it more on their own then I would go with 10.

Answer 6

I say no more than 20, but 10 seems to be good for 4 yr olds today. So i guess what I am saying is 10-20 would be good.
It also depends on the mentality of the child.

Answer 7

I'm glad you said printing a variety of pictures.Why not have some with varying number of dots so no one is excluded by lack of ability. We don't know how high the kids can count so having a variety of levels would save a child from being embarassed in front of their peers.

Answer 8

I think up to ten is about right, although it depends on the group of kids you were doing it for. For instance, if it were in a teaching daycare that worked with the kids, then up to 20 would be about right. If it was kids whose moms brought them to a library program and worked with them a bit, then up to 10. But my mom taught kindergarten for 22 years and there were 5.5 yo's who'd come in and couldn't count to 3 or recognize ANY number or letter, so...it really really depends on the group and if they have anyone to help them. I'd say by going to 10 you will be fine, if the group dynamics are unknown.

Answer 9

Six would be a good one to start with for them to get the concept, then I would go up to at least ten and work up to 20. My daughter could count to 20 at that age.

Answer 10

I would say 10 numbers. And if they do not know there numbers, then of course you can show them. Good luck