At this stage, your kiddo will develop keen observational skills and visual discrimination of shapes. Your child's memory is improving and she can group objects according to size and figure. Your sweetie begins to make a connection and sort them by characteristics such as size, shape.
What you need to know:
At this point, your darling identifies shapes in pictures. Sorting is a beginning math skill. As your child begins to master her matching skills, she will try more complex math activities. By sorting, your kiddo is now accustomed to the things which are alike and different, organizing them into certain groups. Getting practice with sorting at an early age is important for numerical concepts and grouping numbers and sets, when your kid is older. Teach your kid to identify shapes with the help of toys. This type of thinking starts her on the path of applying logical thinking to objects, mathematical concepts and every day life in general.
