Foundation! Foundation is important, my mother used to tell every parent. The way the child is taught as a kid makes or breaks the kid's higher education. I too believe in this philosophy and have become a hands on mom as Su started class 1. After one and half months (and only 1.5 months), I am not sure if I teach Su or if she teaches me. Here are a few instances and you can let me know...
Learning numbers (Greater or Smaller)
After try to get her to understand the numbers that are greater or smaller, this was my final attempt
Me: If there are 5 chocolates in a bowl and there are 3 Chocolates in another one, which bowl would you choose?
Su: None
Me: why? (Agitated)
Su: Doctor has asked me not to eat chocolates.
True.. She has been advised by the doc to eat as less chocolates as possible for her constipation problem.
Me: If you now don't tell me the right answer, I will beat you. Do you want 9 hits or 5 hits? Which is lesser?
Su: Zero
Me: What!!!!!!!
Su: I don't want you to beat me at all!!!
Learning numbers (Before and After)
Me: Su read - What comes between 4 and 6?
Su: hmmm, hmmm hmmmm (her pencil on the face, head, mouth, etc and the answer comes out) AND!!!!!!
Me: ______ (dash) comes before 7
Su:..... hmm hmmm DASH!!!!!
Learning numbers (Counting, Addition)
Su can count 6 fingers in one hand.
Me: 9+0 = ?
Su: 9
Me: 0+9 =?
Su: 0 in the mind, 9 in the fingers, after 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 (on her fingers) = 9
Learning Spelling
Me: Write... Your grandfather's name is .........(Vasudev)
Su: Vasuthev
Learning EVS
Me: I am your father's daughter, who am I?
Su: Me
Me: I am your father's son, who am I?
Su: me
Me: How Su?
Su: Papa keeps saying that I am his daughter and also his son!!!!!!!!!
Me: I am your mother's brother, who am I?
Su: You can't ask me such questions, you don't have a brother!!!!!!
Me: I am a bird, I have feathers, my young ones are called Chicks. Who am I?
Su: mamma Chick
Learning Kannada
Me: Fill in the blanks. ಆರ__ (ಸ, ಗಿ, ನ )
Su (Writes): ಆರ sa
Me: Match the following pictures to their names
Su read most of them but one was pending. I told her to read that as well. She tried her best. she couldn't get it.
Su: (at last) Crab.What do u call it in Kannada amma?
I then, knew that she was reading based on the pictures.. like ಅಂಗಿ, ಎಲೆ, ಊಟ, etc.
Happy reading!!
Learning numbers (Greater or Smaller)
After try to get her to understand the numbers that are greater or smaller, this was my final attempt
Me: If there are 5 chocolates in a bowl and there are 3 Chocolates in another one, which bowl would you choose?
Su: None
Me: why? (Agitated)
Su: Doctor has asked me not to eat chocolates.
True.. She has been advised by the doc to eat as less chocolates as possible for her constipation problem.
Me: If you now don't tell me the right answer, I will beat you. Do you want 9 hits or 5 hits? Which is lesser?
Su: Zero
Me: What!!!!!!!
Su: I don't want you to beat me at all!!!
Learning numbers (Before and After)
Me: Su read - What comes between 4 and 6?
Su: hmmm, hmmm hmmmm (her pencil on the face, head, mouth, etc and the answer comes out) AND!!!!!!
Me: ______ (dash) comes before 7
Su:..... hmm hmmm DASH!!!!!
Learning numbers (Counting, Addition)
Su can count 6 fingers in one hand.
Me: 9+0 = ?
Su: 9
Me: 0+9 =?
Su: 0 in the mind, 9 in the fingers, after 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 (on her fingers) = 9
Learning Spelling
Me: Write... Your grandfather's name is .........(Vasudev)
Su: Vasuthev
Learning EVS
Me: I am your father's daughter, who am I?
Su: Me
Me: I am your father's son, who am I?
Su: me
Me: How Su?
Su: Papa keeps saying that I am his daughter and also his son!!!!!!!!!
Me: I am your mother's brother, who am I?
Su: You can't ask me such questions, you don't have a brother!!!!!!
Me: I am a bird, I have feathers, my young ones are called Chicks. Who am I?
Su: mamma Chick
Learning Kannada
Me: Fill in the blanks. ಆರ__ (ಸ, ಗಿ, ನ )
Su (Writes): ಆರ sa
Me: Match the following pictures to their names
Su read most of them but one was pending. I told her to read that as well. She tried her best. she couldn't get it.
Su: (at last) Crab.What do u call it in Kannada amma?
I then, knew that she was reading based on the pictures.. like ಅಂಗಿ, ಎಲೆ, ಊಟ, etc.
Happy reading!!