Timothy learned to walk backwards before he has learned to count backwards. I'm sure you're thinking "yeah... that's pretty normal." Well, yesterday I used his ability to walk backwards to help teach him to count backwards. All I needed was some sidewalk chalk (20 pieces for $1 at the Dollar Tree) and our feet (well and my phone to capture this video). This was the second time he had done it. He had so much fun that we did it a few times and then he started trying to hop backwards! Remember that learning can happen anytime and doesn't require a lot of expensive materials!
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Has it really been two weeks? That's what happens when I get out of my routine. I made a mistake. Timothy discovered a Thomas app on the ipad. He is obsessed with Thomas the train. One of the games on the app is a matching game. He quickly figured out how to play the matching game. He was able to navigate the game by touching the cards and would get excited when he found a match. If he found Toby (for instance) and he had already seen Toby somewhere else, he would immediately touch the correct card and say "TWO TOBYS"!! Here's where the mistake comes in. I thought he had learned how to play a matching game. He had not. He also didn't know what same, different, or match meant. Timothy pulled out the game Memory yesterday. He wanted to play it. I stopped what I was doing and sat down to play with him. I figured it would be a breeze since he's so good at it on the iPad. I was wrong. He turned over two cards (Nemo and Thumper) and the following exchange occurred: Me: Are those the same? Timothy: Yes! Me: That's Nemo and this is Thumper. Are they the same or different? Timothy: Same! Me: No, Nemo and Thumper are different. Timothy: Different There was no fight. There was no tantrum (from him at least ... I was kicking myself for being so foolish). We simply turned over the cards and I proceeded to play the game teaching him about same, different, and match. It just shows you that technology can only bring you so far. One-on-one teaching with your child can't be replaced by a computer, tv, ipad, DS, etc. Now, do I think Timothy would go to college not understanding same, different, and match? No. However, I'm glad to catch it early and to be the one to teach him. |
AuthorHilary is a speech-language pathologist who has a bachelor's in deaf education. She is a Christian, an Army wife, and a mother of two. Archives
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