One of the early skills that you want your child to master is counting to 10 out loud. In the beginning your child will just recite the numbers without realizing that the numbers are used to count.
As you read to the child, or look at pictures, or anyplace, ask how many of various objects you see. Hold the child's finger and point to each item in order as you count together. Demonstrate that you touch each object just once as you count.
Don't forget zero! Zero is an important concept. Looking at a picture of cows ask "How many elephants do you see?" (Or some other object that is not in the picture.) At first the child will laugh at the joke, and tell you that there are't any elephants. Say, "That's right, there are zero elephants." After a while the child will understand the concept of zero.
The next step is to learn to write each of the digits.
Arranged from easiest to hardest
There are 2 groups of objects in the picture. For instance, there are both squares and fish. Count both groups separately.
