Seashell Counting

In the Montessori classroom there is a work called Numerals and Counters in which a child matches the numeral to its quantity. With it being Summer I decided to use Pinterest and find an extension of this work. I was excited when I found Sparkle Box and these seashell numerals I printed and cut out. The numerals go through 100 but you can adjust it to fit your child's needs. I chose to use 0-5 the first time. I used the seashells we had collected from our visit to the beach a few weeks ago. Cute Story: I was explaining to Ava about the number zero and that zero meant "nothing" and that it didn't get "any" seashells. Ava looked up at me and with all sincerity and said, "Mom, it's ok we can share with zero so it won't be all alone." I got a little giggle but it also touched my heart that my sweet girl wanted to share with zero. 

My silly girl wanted to pose like this for the picture.