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Talk About It: The Number 4

Mystee Ipong

Sep 29

2 min read

Updated: Oct 9

Illustration of the number 4 with a dog, a car, a chair and a square

The big idea: Four means one more than three.

We've met 1, 2 and 3. Today we add one more and get 4. Four is easy to spot once you start looking: four legs on a dog, four wheels on a car and four corners on a square.

Questions to ask

"Can you show me four fingers?"
"How many legs does a dog have? A cat? A chair?"
"How many wheels are on our car?"
"Here are three blocks. If I add one more, how many now?"
"Can you find something with four corners?"

Show it in one minute

Line up three spoons and count them. Add one more: "One, two, three, four. Now there are four!" Then trace a big 4 in the air together: "Down, across, then one long line down."

Illustration of a dotted number 4 to trace in the air with one finger

Keep it going

Go on a four hunt around the house: chair legs, table legs, window panes and the sides of a book. Count each one to four.

Want to learn more?

Help Your Child Develop Early Math Skills, from Zero to Three
Math Talk with Infants and Toddlers, from NAEYC
Helping Your Child See and Show Mathematical Ideas, from NAEYC

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