My Christmas Counting Book Free Printable
Logi-Bear is simply loving early readers right now. I’m not sure what it is he loves so much, but I’m taking advantage as best I can! This early reader doubles as a counting book! It goes from number 1 through 10 counting different Christmas items.
There is nothing quite like the season of Christmas. It seems that as soon as Thanksgiving is over, Christmas just takes over every facet of life until the end of December.
I know that my kids start getting more and more excited about the holidays the closer we get to December.
And it seems that bringing the Christmas theme into our school work is met with less resistance – perhaps even enthusiasm!
Hence why I’ve chosen to create and share this Christmas themed counting booklet!
Another way to work on counting skills during the Christmas season is to make your own Advent Calendar Christmas Tree from Toilet Paper Rolls. You can count the number of days left every day for great counting practice. Or you can count down, which is also great counting practice!
The Benefits of Counting for Young Children
Counting is a skill that young kids typically start picking up on at a very young age. How often, as parents, do we count objects? And if we count out loud our kids will start remembering the pattern.
But it’s also helpful to dedicate some time to making sure your kids can count forwards and backwards and that they associate counting with numbers.
Cognitive development
Counting is an important skill in the cognitive development for kids. It aids in number recognition and understanding that each number has a specific meaning.
The number 7 isn’t just two lines. It represents a specific amount.
It also helps kids with sequential understanding. In math 5 always comes after 4 and before 6. Understanding sequence is not something that we are born with. We learn this over time.
Expanding on that, counting helps with pattern awareness. There is a clear pattern in that the numbers are always in the same order. But the pattern also extends once you get to numbers 10 and above.
And counting also aides in spatial awareness. When we count objects it reinforces that each item is separate from the other items. One container of blueberries isn’t just one. It might be 30 blueberries.
Mathematical skills
Counting is one of the first mathematical skills that kids will learn (after learning numbers, usually).
Counting prepares kids for identifying how many items are in a group, addition and subtraction, and understanding one-to-one correspondence.
Counting also helps kids work on their sequencing skills. It’s one thing to know that 5 comes after 4 and before 6. Being able to put the numbers in sequential order will help aid their memory and understanding of how numbers work and relate to each other.
Introducing the Free Printable Counting Booklet
This Christmas booklet features a different number on each page with a matching amount of Christmas themed objects; such as cookies, reindeer, gingerbread men, and candy canes!
You can print it all out, staple the pages together, and you have a great booklet.
Or focus on just one page at a time and use the pages more like mats.
