....pation.
The rule in our house during the school year is that the kids get dressed before they come downstairs. I explained to Luke that he had to get dressed, because today is his second day of school. He didn't seem outwardly excited, but as he was coming down the stairs he said, "I go in car!" Yes, after breakfast, I explained. He repeated himself a few times---why say something once when you can say it 10 times?
I turned away to make breakfast and I heard the garage door unlock. Luke was trying to get into the car, but was stymied by the fact that the doors were closed. Michael had to talk Luke back into the house. I don't know what he said, but Luke did eventually come in and eat toast.
Interestingly enough, I cut his toast into 4 triangles today. I'm not sure how much he had thought about triangles before, but he repeated the word (giangle!) and repeated counting the sides with me. I asked him how many triangles he had, and he counted them by himself! Pretty impressive for a 2 year old, but then, he has my (math) genes =) Eleanor at this point could count by rote up to 20, but it took a while for her to get the one-to-one correspondence idea, as I remember. With Amanda, if she was using the counting words, she knew how to count it---she's mostly interested in practical knowledge.
The rule in our house during the school year is that the kids get dressed before they come downstairs. I explained to Luke that he had to get dressed, because today is his second day of school. He didn't seem outwardly excited, but as he was coming down the stairs he said, "I go in car!" Yes, after breakfast, I explained. He repeated himself a few times---why say something once when you can say it 10 times?
I turned away to make breakfast and I heard the garage door unlock. Luke was trying to get into the car, but was stymied by the fact that the doors were closed. Michael had to talk Luke back into the house. I don't know what he said, but Luke did eventually come in and eat toast.
Interestingly enough, I cut his toast into 4 triangles today. I'm not sure how much he had thought about triangles before, but he repeated the word (giangle!) and repeated counting the sides with me. I asked him how many triangles he had, and he counted them by himself! Pretty impressive for a 2 year old, but then, he has my (math) genes =) Eleanor at this point could count by rote up to 20, but it took a while for her to get the one-to-one correspondence idea, as I remember. With Amanda, if she was using the counting words, she knew how to count it---she's mostly interested in practical knowledge.
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My kids are psyched about starting school too.