11-24-10

On Wed we did some more with the 'a' sound. His favorite activity is laying out the letter cards and driving his car over them as he makes the 'a' sound. We also used the linking cubes to sort by different colors. I thought he had mastered the color red but when I asked him at the end of the lesson, he still didn't know what color the red cube was! I think he'll get it eventually. :-) We also counted cubes up to the number 5. Seems to know that pretty well. He can also recognize random letters that he sees places. He wanted to try write his name, but his finger dexterity is still lacking a bit. :-) I'm pretty excited to be teaching both of them to learn at the same time. They seem to feed off each others energy and since right now they are both positive, that's a good thing. :-)

11.22.10

Today I started using the True North reading materials with Noah. He loved it! I don't know if it was the one-on-one time with mom or the fact that he got to use some new "toys." But he definitely knows what sound the 'a' makes.

I have been trying to work a bit on colors with him, but he really doesn't get it. I never taught colors to Andrew, he just picked it up so I'm not going to try real hard with Noah. I think that is one of those things that will just come and it seems like a waste of time to try and teach it.

So we will concentrate on the 'a' sound using the materials I have and next week will move to the 's' sound.

11.13.10

Noah!

He is starting to learn some sounds of letters. He was eating some letter pretzels the other day and he told me that the B says buh and the F says fff. I was very impressed! Didn't realize that was sinking in. We are doing preschool with a couple of his cousins one morning a week. They read stories, learn a letter, and do a craft.

I have also been playing a color matching game with Noah and Andrew to help Noah learn his colors. He hasn't caught on yet. Sometimes he knows the right color but more often he has no clue.

I've also noticed this week that his temperament has been a lot better. He was pitching fits about things a lot and crying but I've noticed the last few days that he has become much more accepting when mommy says no or says later. He can also be a big helper when he wants to be. :-)