I started out with flash cards for my daughter. She was around 10 months old at the time. It was always hard to keep her interest in them, but we continued with it. She had gone through number 80 when we started with Little Math. I had also started basic adding and subtracting problems with her using the dot cards. She seemed to enjoy the adding and subtracting more than she did the simple numbers. Now that we are doing Little Math, she really
enjoys it. She tries to say the numbers and points to each one. She loves the baby faces and the fruits that are used instead of the dots. I find it so much easier to know which addition/subtraction problems to show to her. I don't have to search for all the right dot cards and then get them all put back away in the right order, so I can find them the next time. I LOVE the Little Math and so does my daughter!!
Maybe your grandchild will be different, but my daughter just really wasn't as interested in the flash cards.
My personal opinion is that if the child really enjoys math when they first start doing it (whether that is with flash cards or on the computer), it will be easier for them to enjoy it later when they start doing math in school. If they have already learned that math is a
fun subject, then you won't have to convince them that they want to do math in school. They will already enjoy it and understand the concepts behind all these numerical marks on a page. So which ever method is more enjoyable for them, that is the way to go! Make it fun!!
If you use the Little Math product you will be able check the library for downloads already available in your own language. Or you can record your own voice saying the numbers. There are a lot of options to use with this program!
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