They typically show children a set of items with the numeral which represents the amount, thus providing children with a visual representation of a number.

There are many different counting books on the market based on a variety of themes. I have some listed below. Feel free to pick out ones your young child would enjoy.

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Counting Books for Preschool

1-2-3 Peas by Keith Baker – Count peas one to ten, then count peas to one hundred by tens.

Count to 10 With A Mouse by Margaret Wise Brown – One little mouse wants to learn how to count. Follow him as he journeys through a book and discovers all kinds of things to count.

Ten in the Bed by Jane Cabrera – Counting down from ten to one was never so much fun as it is in this silly bedtime book.

10 Little Rubber Ducks by Eric Carle – A box with ten rubber ducks gets lost at sea. What happens to each duck? Read to find out!

Ten Black Dots by Donald Crews – Donald Crews reveals in very clever ways how different numbers of dots can be found in different things around the world.

Feast for 10 by Cathryn Falwell – A family works together to buy and prepare food for a meal in this counting book.

Stack the Cats by Susie Ghahremani – Can cats stack? They do in this book about counting and addition.

Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3 by Bill Martin Jr. – If you like Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, you’ll love this counting book which includes numbers zero to a hundred.

One Leaf, Two Leaves, Count With Me! by John Micklos Jr. – Leaves appear one at a time in the spring and fall off one at a time in the fall presenting the perfect opportunity for children to count forwards and backwards.

Goodnight, Numbers! by Danica McKellar – There are many things for children to count in this sweet bedtime story

I Spy Two Eyes: Numbers in Art by Lucy Micklethwait – Children can hunt for one to twenty things in art in this I Spy book.

My First Counting Book by Lilian Moore – Beautiful, warm illustrations and enjoyable rhyming text characterize this lovely Golden Book.

One Two That’s My Shoe! by Alison Murray – One silly dog takes a little girl on a counting journey when he steals her shoe!

Steam Train, Dream Train 1-2-3 by Sherri Duskey Rinker – What kinds of things are on the train for children to count? Giraffes, cars, ice cream scoops and more!

One Is A Snail, Ten Is A Crab: A Counting by Feet Book by April Pulley Sayre – Learning numbers one to ten as well as tens to a hundred was never so much fun as it is in this foot-counting book.

Little Owl’s 1-2-3 by Divya Srinivasan – Little Owl flies through the night counting his animal friends until the night ends and he falls asleep.

The Big Storm: A Very Soggy Counting Book by Nancy Tafuri – A storm is coming! Ten animals run for cover in the hill hollow. When the storm ends, they discover a surprise in their shelter and leave very quickly!

One Is A Pinata by Roseanne Thong – Kids can learn to count to ten in English and Spanish in this bilingual book.

Mouse Count by Ellen Stoll Walsh – A snake catches ten mice and puts them in a jar to eat later, but the clever mice devise a plan and escape the snake.

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That doesn’t mean that things won’t go wrong sometimes. My goodness, we are human beings. We make mistakes. Our children make mistakes. Crazy things happen in the world. Life isn’t 100% perfect every day.

BUT, when you have the help of the Infinite Creator, you can fix mistakes and deal with craziness a little more easily.

I have a list of some ways you can incorporate God into your homeschool. I used most of these when I homeschooled my kids. I think you’ll find that most of them are easy to implement and, in some cases, fun to use.

30 Ways to Put God First in Your Homeschool

1. Begin your homeschool day with prayer.
The best way to put God first is to have a conversation with Him at the beginning of your day. By talking to him right after you get up, you are giving him the first fruits of your time and are demonstrating to Him that you are prioritizing Him above all else at the beginning of the day.

2. Include God in your teaching.
Mention God in some of your explanations and discussions of topics in your curriculum. If, for example, you are teaching your children about the solar system, you could say, “The exact placement of the Earth in our solar system is one example of God’s perfect plan for our universe.”

3. Be role model for your kids.
Show your children how you put God first in your life and they will likely imitate you.

4. When your child struggles with learning, pray with him.
If your child isn’t understanding a concept, ask for God’s help with him. Likewise, teach him how to ask God for help himself.

5. Practice the fruit of the spirit.
Practice exercising the fruit of the spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. By doing so, you are being a good role model for your children.

6. Use faith-based curriculum.
Faith-based curriculum can make it seamless for you to include God in your learning day.

7. Make secular curriculum faith-based.
It’s fine to have some curriculum and textbooks that are not faith-based. Your math, for example, may not be religious. Simply include God in some of your discussions, i.e. Pi is God’s perfect number for the ratio of a given circle’s circumference to its diameter.

8. Read the Bible.
Reading the Bible helps keep you rooted in your faith. You can read it together as a family or individually. Bible story books work well for young children.

9. Have your children memorize meaningful and inspirational Bible quotes.
While all of God’s word is beautiful, I think it’s more beneficial for children to memorize quotes like “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. – Philippians 4:13” than the names of all those people in Numbers.

10. Have your children work on a daily catechism or Bible study.
It’s important for your children to learn about their faith. Your favorite catechism or Bible study can help them do that.

11. Share inspirational quotes about faith with your kids.
Look up quotes from people like Mother Teresa, Corrie Ten Boom, Dorothy Day, and Martin Luther King, Jr. for inspiration.

12. Use devotionals.
Devotionals help your kids learn to think like persons of faith.

13. Listen to religious music.
You can play anything from Gregorian chant to modern worship songs in your homeschool.

14. Hang up religious art in your homeschool room.
The Last Supper, The Return of the Prodigal Son, and The Creation of Adam are some examples of classical, religious art that could be hung up in your home.

15. Let your kids read books about well-known persons of faith.
They can read stories about saints or other people of faith.

16. Do religious puzzles.
Puzzles are fun for kids to work on when taking a break or staying inside for recess during inclement weather.

17. Give your kids fictional books by faith-based authors.
Authors like Max Lucado and Bryan Davis include God in their writings.

18. Play faith-based board games and card games.
Games are great for breaks! You can find Bible versions of some of your favorite games like Apples to Apples and Guesstures in stores or online. There are also unique games available at your local Christian bookstore.

19. Share true stories about angels and miracles with your kids.
These stories affirm the works of God in our time.

20. Re-enact Bible stories.
Put on a mini-play about your favorite story in the Bible.

21. Let your kids watch Christian movies and TV shows.
This is good to do at recess time on rainy days or when mom is feeling under the weather.

22. Find faith-based websites with content for kids or teens.
You can often find Bible stories, coloring pages, and activities on these sites.

23. Hang up inspirational posters in your homeschool room.
Posters with Bible and inspirational quotes will enlighten your children on a daily basis.

24. Find short, faith-based videos that support learning on YouTube.
Bible stories, Christian ABC songs, and stories about saints are some examples of content you can find on YouTube.

25. Listen to podcasts.
Look up “Christian podcasts for kids” and you’ll find some wonderful series.

26. Find wholesome video games.
Try to find Christian video games for kids or teens online.

27. Download faith-based apps.
You can find apps with prayers, devotions, Bible stories and more.

28. Celebrate holidays and holy days.
Put God into your celebrations. Don’t just decorate eggs for Easter. Find religious activities to do as well.

29. Do acts of charity.
God wants us to do good to others. Show your kids how to do that by helping others as a family.

30. Model and teach your kids how to give thanks to God every day.
God gives us SO MUCH every day (food, clothes, shelter, family, etc.). Give thanks to Him and show your kids how to do likewise.

Don’t try to do all of these everyday! That’s too much! Just pick out the activities that work well for your family and pretty soon you’ll find that you’ve learned how to put God first in your homeschool.

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They cover pints and pounds, rice, and table setting.

Use them to help yourself and/or your kids.

Here they are.

Kitchen Mnemonics

Measurement

You can remember the relationship between a pint and a pound (both 16 oz.) with this simple phrase.

A pint’s a pound the world around.

Cooking Rice

Do you know the water to rice ratio for cooking rice? If not, just remember this:

Cooking rice? Water’s twice.

Setting the Table

Here’s something that will help you teach your kids to set the table properly.

Think of the table setting as being divided in half with the big dinner plate in the middle.

The LEFT side is for items with an EVEN number of letters just like the word LEFT has an even number of letters. So the NAPKIN (6 letters) and the FORK (4 letters) go on the LEFT side.

The RIGHT side is for items with an ODD number of letters just like the word RIGHT has an even number of letters. That means the KNIFE, SPOON, and GLASS go on the RIGHT side.

Do you know any other kitchen mnemonics? Share them in the comment section.

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Do they struggle to keep their V’s straight from their C’s?

I have a few mnemonics that will make that job a bit easier. They cover numerals 1 to 1000 so your kids will be able to help you read the copyright dates in old books.

Here they are.

Learn Roman Numerals

If you want your children to focus on learning only 1, 5 and 10, this little phrase can help them.

I = 1
V = 5
X = 10

I View X-rays.

And when they are ready to learn the bigger numbers, use this phrase.

L = 50
C = 100
D = 500
M = 1000

Lucy Can’t Drink Milk.

On the other hand, if you want them to learn all the numerals 1 to 1000, use this fun sentence.

I = 1
V = 5
X = 10
L = 50
C = 100
D = 500
M = 1000

I Viewed Xerxes Loping Carelessly Down Mountains.

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This memory trick comes in the form of a poem that you can print and hang up. You could also cut it into sections by number and share each piece as your child learns to write that number.

Here it is.

Teach Children to Write Numbers

Here’s the poem that will help your children with writing numbers.

How to Write Numbers to 10

Around to the left to find my hero,
Back to the top, I’ve made a zero.

Downward stroke, (My that’s fun),
Now I’ve made the number one.

Half a heart says, “I love you.”
A line — now I made the number two.

Around the tree, around the tree,
Now I’ve made the number three.

Down and across and down once more.
Now I’ve made the number four.

The hat, the back, the belly. It’s a five.
Watch out! It might come alive.

Bend down low to pick up sticks.
Now I’ve made the number six.

Across the sky and down from heaven,
Now I’ve made the number seven.

Make an S and close the gate.
Now I’ve made the number eight.

An oval and a line,
Now I’ve made the number nine.

One (1) egg (0) laid my hen.
Now I’ve made the number ten.

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I have a mnemonic for you today that will help your teen know which functions are positive.

It’s short and simple so it can be memorized easily.

Here it is.

Trigonometry Mnemonic

Here’s a way for teens to remember which trig functions are positive in each of the four quadrants of the coordinate plane.

First, let’s look at the quadrants.

Quadrant I: All functions are positive.
Quadrant II: Only sine is positive.
Quadrant III: Only tangent is positive.
Quadrant IV: Only cosine is positive.

Now here’s an easy phrase to remember that will cue teens in to each quadrant. Notice the bold word or letters.

All seniors take calculus.

That’s it. Easy peasy.

Do you know any other trigonometry mnemonics? Feel free to share them in the comment section.

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Fortunately, there are several mnemonics that have been developed by educators that can help your teen memorize these important aspects of Geometry.

Below are six memory tricks you can share with your teen. Hopefully they will make his journey through geometry easier.

Geometry Mnemonics

The Measure of an Angle in a Right Triangle

This memory trick for finding the measure of an angle in a right triangle has been around a while and you’ll probably recognize it.

SOH-CAH-TOA

SOH: Sine = Opposite divided by the Hypotenuse
CAH: Cosine = Adjacent divided by the Hypotenuse
TOA: Tangent = Opposite divided by the Adjacent

Isosceles Triangle

If your teen has difficulties remembering what an isosceles triangle is, he can sing this song to the tune of “O Christmas Tree.”

O, isosceles, o, isosceles,
Two angles have
Equal degrees.
O, isosceles, o, isosceles
You look just like
A Christmas tree.

Area of a Circle

The formula for the area of a circle is:

A = Πr²

This grammatically incorrect phrase will help your teen remember it.

Apple pie are square.

Circumference of a Circle

The formula for the circumference of a circle is:

C = ΠD

Another kind of pie will help your teen remember it.

Cherry Pie Delicious!

Circumference and Area of a Circle

This little poem teaches the formulas for both the circumference and area of a circle.

Tweedle-dee-dum and Tweedle-dee-dee,
Around the circle is pi times d,
But if the area is declared,
Think of the formula pi “r” squared.

First Eight Digits of Pi

Does your teen like to memorized the digits of pi? He can learn the first eight by counting the letters of each word in this phrase.

May (3) I (1) have (4) a (1) large (5) container (9) of (2) coffee (6)?

3.1415926

Do you know any other geometry mnemonics? Share them below.

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Some concepts and procedures such as keeping the signs straight when multiplying positive and negative numbers or factoring binomials can be challenging to remember.

I have two mnemonics you can share with your teen that will help her remember those processes.

Here they are.

Mnemonics for Learning Algebra

Multiplying Positive and Negative Numbers

Here’s a little mnemonic from Education World that will help teens know whether an answer should be positive or negative when multiplying numbers.

A good thing happening to a good person is good. (positive x positive = positive)
A good thing happening to a bad person is bad. (positive x negative = negative)
A bad thing happening to a good person is bad. (negative x positive = negative)
A bad thing happening to a bad person is good. (negative x negative = positive)

Factoring Binomials

Here’s an oldie but goodie for remembering the procedure for factoring binomials.

FOIL

First
Outer
Inner
Last

Example: (a+b)(a+b) = a² + 2ab + b²

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I have two mnemonics for you that will help your math learner keep these four terms straight. One is a rhyme and the other is a visual cue. Hopefully one of them will help your child or teen with this math terminology.

Mean, Median, Mode and Range Mnemonics

What are the mean, median, mode, and range?

The mean is the average of all the numbers. Add up all of the numbers and divide by the number of numbers to get it.

The median is found by listing all of the numbers in numerical order and then finding the middle value.

The mode is the number that appears most often. If there are no repeated numbers, there is no mode.

The range is the difference of the greatest and smallest number. Subtract them to find it.

Here’s a mnemonic for learning these four terms that is made from a nursery rhyme:

Hey diddle diddle, the median’s the middle; you add and divide for the mean. The mode is the one that appears the most, and the range is the difference between.

And here’s a simple visual cue for these words:

MOde = MOst common

MeDian = MiDdle

meAn = Average

Range = DiffeRence

Know any mnemonics for mean, median, mode and range? Share them in the comment section.

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I found two mnemonics that will help your child remember the steps to solving a problem. I suggest you choose the one that goes best with your math curriculum or your child’s learning style and make it into a poster to hang in your homeschool room or put in your child’s math folder. That way he can reference it easily until he memorizes it.

Mnemonics for Solving Word Problems

Here’s a mnemonic from Education World that uses the acronym SOLVE.

Study the problem.
Organize the facts.
Line up the plan.
Verify the plan with computation.
Examine the answer.

And here’s another from Education World that uses the acronym STAR.

Search the word problem.
Translate the words into an equation.
Answer the problem.
Review the solution.

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