Different children grasp counting skills at a different pace, therefore parents should know the right approach to teaching early counting to their kids. These Slides show counting milestones for your 18-36 months Kids.

1. Counting Numbers: Milestone between
18-36 months Kids

2. Importance of Early Mathematics

3. Intro
● Early exposure to mathematics is a significant indicator
of later life mathematical competence.
● Teaching preschoolers to count will improve their
readiness for other math concepts that will be taught in
the future, such as addition and subtraction.
● Early mathematical concepts can be learnt by a child
from 14 months onwards.

4. ● Early childhood mathematics comprises various
sub-subjects.
● Counting is just one small part of early childhood
mathematics and this presentation focuses only on
counting.
● Different children develop skills at varying paces and
that is perfectly normal.
● Avoid a one-size-fits-all kind of approach to early
math milestones, including counting milestones.

5. Counting Milestone 18-24 months Kids

6. ● Most children (18-24 months)
can remember and say the
number words up to three, but
some of them may not
understand their meaning.
● Most children understand the
meaning of one and two as they
near 24 months. Anything
above 2 is viewed by them as
many.
Anything beyond 2 is viewed “many” by
children nearing to 24 months.

7. ● Few children can understand
the meaning of one, two and
three as they near 24 months.
Anything above 3 is viewed by
them as many.
● A very small portion of
children below 2 years can
truly understand the meaning
of four or more.

8. Counting Milestone 24-36 months
Kids

9. ● By the end of third year, most
children would be comfortable
counting upto 5 objects.
● Few can count accurately up to 10
objects.
● Very few can count accurately up
to 20 objects.

10. Counting Milestones
Most can remember & say the
number 1, 2 & 3 but not
understand their meaning
A small portion of children
can understand the meaning
of 4 or more
18-24 Months 24-36 Months
Few children can understand the
meaning of 1,2 & 3 as they near 24
months. Anything above 3 is viewed
by them as many
Most children can count upto 5
objects. Few can count accurately up
to 10 objects.Very few can count
accurately up to 20 objects

11. How do Children learn
Counting Numbers and why
it is challenging?

12. ● Enumeration/counting is tightly coupled with
the concept of cardinality and quantity.
● Cardinal numbers represent the number of
objects in a set or a collection.
● The child needs to understand following:
➢ Quantity as a concept is general in nature
➢ It can be applied to various contexts,
including the counting of apples and dolls.
3 Balls
3 Dolls
3 Apples

13. ➢ That the numeral or fingers of your hand,
represents the same thing as the sound of word
three and that it represents a quantity in many
contexts including apples and dolls and many
more things around the house!

14. Tips and Activity Ideas on
How to Count Numbers and
123 learning

15. 18-24 Months Counting Numbers and 123 Learning
● Focus on the concept of ‘Few’
and ‘Many’. Eg. There are very
few candies left, there are so
many toys in that shop.
● Counting parts of the child’s
own body is a good idea. Eg. two
eyes, one nose etc.

16. ● Avoid attempting to teach
counting using objects that are
not present physically and need
to be mentally visualised.
● Number words are more
important than the numerals.
● Use fingers of your hand rather
than the numerals.

17. 24-36 Months Counting Numbers and 123 Learning
● Teach your children the concept of
‘More’ and ‘Less’. Eg. I have more
chappatis on my plate than you.
● Use counting action as whenever possible.
Eg. If you and your child are climbing a
staircase count the steps together.
● You can pose simple questions such as,
“How many bananas are there in the fruit
basket?”.

18. 24-36 Months Counting Numbers and 123 Learning
● Continue to focus on teaching number
words using rhymes, songs etc.
● In the later half of the year, you may
slightly increase the focus on numerals.
● The child can now understand the
concept of “first” and ‘last”. Try and
make your child pick the first and last
in the sequence of objects or people.

19. Finally,
● When it comes to counting
numbers (or enumeration),
children can be quite slow to
start.
● Many parents start teaching
their children 123 numbers
by counting objects.
● But our advice to parents is
to spend a little time
understanding how toddlers
learn to count.

20. “Without Mathematics there is nothing
you can do. Everything around is
Mathematics. Everything around is
Numbers”
- Shakuntala Devi

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