I think my son is pretty bright. He talks a lot (imagine that) and has a great vocabulary, though he still sounds like a 3 year-old. He learned his numbers, colors and alphabet early. Lately though, he's run into a problem now that he's trying to count to 20. Our conversations go something like this:
Me: Hey, buddy, can you count to 20 for me.
Him: Sure! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20!
Me: Careful! You missed a couple in there. Try it again.
Him: Okay! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20!
Me: Okay, Nathanael, repeat after me. 11...
Him: 11...
Me: 12...
Him: 14...
Me: Let's try it again...repeat me, say what I say...12...
Him: 12...
Me: 13...
Him: 14...
Me: Nathanael, say 13...
Him: 13...
Me: Try this, say 12, 13, 14...
Him: 12, 14, 15...
(Pause)
Me: Okay...what's your phone number?
Him: 770-413-2853...leave your name and number...
2 comments:
I learned to multipy by 7's by watching football as a kid. Maybe you could take him to a soccer game with a really bad goal tender?
Great idea...we like going to Braves games...they get scored on a lot.
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