Age range
1.5 years old
Development benefits
- Cognitive Development: Introduces the early counting concept.
- Physical Development: Builds fine motor bead sliding.
Take place in
Indoors (table or play mat).
How to play
- Slide one bead across and count "one" out loud.
- Let your child slide the next bead themselves.
- Count together as beads move, one at a time.
- Slide all beads back and start again.
Perfect for
- Cognitive: one-to-one counting
- Motor: finger sliding
Expert tip
Real counting fluency is years away - right now the goal is simply pairing one word with one movement.
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