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Dot the number three

Find and mark the number 3 among other numbers.

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What you need

Paper and a washable child-appropriate dot marker or large crayon.

Age: 3–5 years; choose for the individual child.

Let's make it happen

  1. Write 3, 1, 3, 2 and 3 across the paper. Show and name the number 3.
  2. Find each 3 and make a dot on it, using a dot marker or crayon.
  3. Count the marked numbers together and make three dots in an empty space.

Adult prepares the page and supervises. Use markers labeled for the child's age; keep caps away from younger children.

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