iPhone Numbers 1-10

Ok so most of you have begun to work out that I love to see kids Laughing and Learning outside the ol'skool way just like we did as kids. In saying that, I do believe that technology is also a great learning tool and like so many learning tools out there it also has a place in the world of learning. All I can stress is to use technology in moderation and remember it is another tool but not is not the only tool.

With that said, the mamma of one of my sweet students was chatting to me about how we could get her little girl to better remember her numbers 1-5 and identify them with greater ease and speed.

We have tried and tested many ways and while many of them have helped both her mum and I were still trying to find a way that would click for her and give her that light bulb moment we knew would come....and finally it did!

Thanks to the trusty iPhone!

Her clever mamma realised that Miss J (along with her younger brother) knew her passcode off by heart so she decided to switch the code up with the numbers little miss was struggling to remember.

Little Miss J was struggling specifically with the numbers 2 and 5 so her clever mamma made sure the code had these two numbers and hey presto! She now knows her numbers 1-5! Even her three year old younger brother is able to identify and recall the numbers! So simple but oh so effective, even her 3 year old brother knows his numbers 1-5!

If you are going to use this little trick, I would encourage you to have your little one say the numbers aloud as they enter them into your phone. Doing so helps to reinforce the connection between the number and its name.