Yesterday, after playschool, we came home and Rachel played in the basement while I worked on my laptop. I had printed full page numbers and she asked to play the "hide a number" game. So, I hid 1-5 around her play area while she hid her eyes. I told her she had to find them and bring them to me in order. It took a bit of time, mainly because she would see a toy she'd rather play with. That was fine. I'm not pushing this. However, over the course of an hour or so, we had played four rounds, at her instigation. She found all the numbers, 1-20, in order.
Then, we laid on the floor together and played on the iPad. She's quite interested in a weird little learning game called Ansel and ...something. They are basically exploring parts of Africa. Not my favorite game for her, and it is over her head, but she keeps going back to it. -shrug- This is all about what interests her, so I won't interfere.
After she got bored with that, I, on a whim, kicked up the calculator. I showed her how to add things like 1 + 2. After a couple of demos, she wanted to try. Then, she was off and running. This covered what I wanted to touch on in terms of basic math this week.
Oh, I should note here that yesterday during show-and-tell she shared the cardboard tube train we made this past week. She also answered questions about who rode on the train (animals), and what they did on the train (hibernate). She then explained what hibernation means to the class.
I have an appointment with Nancy Meyer tomorrow to discuss better techniques I can use with her in terms of handling her tantrums and my frustration.
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