Let Her Count The Ways
How early should a kid learn numbers and counting? With no real effort put into teaching her?
This morning Deb held out her hand and asked Sadie to give her five, something she learned at a very young age.
Instead of simply smacking Deb’s hand, Sadie did so repeatedly.
I said “hold it! Did she just do that five times?”
Deb said “yeah, I think so.”
So I held out my hand and told Sadie “give me three.”
Smack. Smack. Smack. Wise-ass amused look.
Shortly after that we tried four, but she got distracted and lost count after two. Well, kind of. She gave her mother two, then smacked my hand, then gave her mother two more.
After that she refused to play that game anymore. However, she did answer the question “Sadie, how old are you?” by saying “two” and looking amused at how she was toying with us.
Go figure. No pun intended.
As early as she can. Does she do colors yet? Right and Left? The more she learns now, the better.
YAY Sadie!
Posted by caltechgirl on 08/19 at 02:44 PML&R not sure, but she seems to have some idea about different colors.
Posted by Jay on 08/19 at 03:58 PM
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