Math is a natural knowledge. Humans learn it, regardless of wheather you teach them or not, unlike reading and language. Reading has to be formally taught. But counting and quantity is something a baby is learning from his observations and play, all the time. Therefore, it makes even more sense to teach him this, as early as possible. Counting, colors, shapes, weight, speed can be introduced as soon as your baby starts playing with toys. The more knowledge you feed, broader his thinking horizon will be. It will empower his vocabulary and Math will come naturally to him.
You do not have to take a pen and a paper and teach, but only introduce it in your speach and play. By hearing it being repeated over and over again, before you know it your child will be using the same terms.
Point out and act out, that a particular toy is heavy. Take colorful beads and say the colors. And never forget to count everything around, that can be counted(stairs, bites of food, claps). Demonstrate speed. Make flash cards of shape cut-outs, they really work. My kids could point out complicated shapes like hexagon, trapezium etc. at 3, only thanks to this. Keep it natural and simple. Stones, beads, beans, silverware can be used as aids. Make music by counting while you bang on dishes with a spoon. There are loads of things to do. Be creative and most important is to enjoy yourself. If you both have fun with it, your baby will ask for more.
You do not have to take a pen and a paper and teach, but only introduce it in your speach and play. By hearing it being repeated over and over again, before you know it your child will be using the same terms.
Point out and act out, that a particular toy is heavy. Take colorful beads and say the colors. And never forget to count everything around, that can be counted(stairs, bites of food, claps). Demonstrate speed. Make flash cards of shape cut-outs, they really work. My kids could point out complicated shapes like hexagon, trapezium etc. at 3, only thanks to this. Keep it natural and simple. Stones, beads, beans, silverware can be used as aids. Make music by counting while you bang on dishes with a spoon. There are loads of things to do. Be creative and most important is to enjoy yourself. If you both have fun with it, your baby will ask for more.
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