Talk About It: The Number 7
Updated: Oct 12
The big idea: Seven means one more than six: one whole hand and two more fingers.
We've counted up to 6. Today we add one more and get 7. Seven is five fingers on one hand plus two on the other. It's also how many days are in a week: count them from Monday to Sunday!
Questions to ask
"Can you show me five fingers? Now two more. How many is that?"
"Here are six crackers. If I add one more, how many now?"
"Can you tiptoe like a spider seven times?"
"How many days are in a week? Let's count them."
Show it in one minute
Line up seven small things, like spoons, blocks or toy cars, and touch each one as you count: "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven!" Then write a big 7 in the air together: "Straight across, then a long slide down."
Keep it going
Make it a seven count all day: seven steps to the door, seven bites of lunch and seven stars before bed. Spiders have eight legs, so ask, "Is seven enough legs for a spider? How many more do we need?"
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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More for this week: see all our Spider activities, Letter G activities and Number 7 activities.
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