Thursday, February 9, 2012

Number Families, with a four year old

Well, it all started with what I thought would be a very straight forward number sequencing activity.


After M glued down all of her numbers in order, I handed her a marker and asked her to write her name.  She ended up drawing number families.  She drew mommy and baby numbers for each number 1-10.  Sometimes the daddy number was there, but often he was at work.  The numbers each had arms, legs and lots and lots of hair!

Whenever we sit down to do an academic activity, I'm always astounded by how much creativity M brings to the table.  It's a great reminder to make sure that we leave room and time for their creativity in all endeavors.   Even when we think that it's a cut and dry activity.

I'm learning that M always has a story to tell.

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