INFANT:

• Notice sizes that fill your baby’s world. For example: Point out her “big” teddy bear, the small toy car, the large red ball, or the small blue ball.

TODDLER:

• Use number words out loud whenever you can. “In five (5) minutes it will be bedtime.” “We went to the store three (3) times today.”
  
  
• Use size words. “Over.” “Under.” “Above.” “On.” “Next to.” “ Let’s put the shirt over your head.” “ Let’s put the lid on the pan.”

PRESCHOOLER:

• Ask your child questions with numbers. “How many colors are in that painting?” “Are we second or third in line?”
  
  
• Use the language of measurement: “fill,” “load,” “balance,” “area.” “I am filling the washer with a load of laundry.” “Can you put the round bowl on the shelf.” “I see cereal on the counter.”
  
  

Adapted from materials developed and provided by Ready At Five (www.readyatfive.org).