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- Number Skills: How to Help Your Preschooler Practice Four Key Number Skills at Home
- Repeating Patterning Skills: How to Help Your Preschooler Practice Four Key Patterning Skills at Home
- Math Books, Games & Websites for Families
- Math Tips for Families Featuring Card Games, Blocks, and Beads
- Patterning Tips for Parents and Teachers
By Dr. Ashli-Ann Douglas, Camille Msall, and Dr. Bethany Rittle-Johnson, Vanderbilt University
Learning patterning skills is like adding tools to a toolbox. As your child’s patterning toolbox grows, your child will know different ways to solve problems. Research studies show that children who start kindergarten with good patterning skills continue to do really well at math as they get older.