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Number games.

August 1, 2011 by Adrienne

Sterling: “How old is Grandpa?”

“Fifty-two.”

Ruby: “I’m two too!”

“Fifty-two, Ruby. Not just two.”

“Oh. I not fifty-two. I just two.”

Whew.

 

Teaching Sterling to write 2’s and 3’s has proved to be a challenge. And then, I said something I’ve never needed or had opportunity to say during the handwriting process.

“Pretend it’s a car, Sterling. He starts here at the top, drives around the one-way to the dotted line to park, then realizes that spot is too small and has to back up and head around the other one-way for the bottom solid line. He parks there. Two’s a smarter car. He drives around the one-way all the way to the bottom line and backs into his parking spot.”

Sterling loved my analogy. He still struggled with dexterity. But it was worth a shot.

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About Adrienne

A homeschooling mother of ten, ages 19 and under, I chronicle life, laughs, struggles, and lessons learned as I raise a larger-than-most sized family and try to laugh about the craziness.

Comments

  1. lcarp51 says

    August 1, 2011 at 10:48 pm

    Nice!

  2. Alysia says

    August 2, 2011 at 5:20 pm

    You are so creative! When the kids all grow up, you could be a tutor and make some good money!

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