Learning Phone Numbers
Memorizing an important phone number
Month 7 · Activity 24 · Lifeskills
Instructions
- Say phone number (home, cell, office, etc.) you want the child to remember aloud
- Let child repeat the phone number - begin with area code and then the next 7 digits
- Write the phone number on a whiteboard/chalkboard/paper
- Let child copy the phone number under the numbers you wrote on the whiteboard
- Write phone number again but erase one number
- Let the child fill in the missing number, always saying aloud the missing number
- Repeat for each of the numbers
Simplify
Learning a phone number is a necessary part of being prepared for an emergency. Begin with memorizing just the area code. Add the next three digits in the next few days. Finally, add the final four digits. Remember to review this information once it is learned
Extend
Using a toy or inactive phone, let the child dial or punch in the numbers in the correct order.
QUESTIONS FOR CHILD
Why should you know a phone number that puts you in contact with your parents?
What would be an emergency and a reason to call your parents if they weren't with you?
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Materials
- whiteboard/chalkboard/paper
- whiteboard markers/chalk/pencil
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