Thursday, March 15, 2012

Legos and Math

Today, Rachel and I ventured to pick up her lego in the basement.  I told her she had to do it.  This was not a universally loved idea. She managed to get some of the blocks in the bin, but was having trouble doing it all.  So, I suggested we play a game.  I got a sheet of paper and drew to big boxes, put a "+" between them and an "=" after.  Then, I put lego blocks in each box and we did addition.  After she solved the math equation, she put the blocks in the bin.  She was doing so well that I added another feature.  After counting the blocks, we put the actual number underneath them so we could see the actual math equation.

All I can say is wow.  I had no idea she had caught on to basic addition as well as she has.

Plus, we got all the lego picked up. Win-Win.

Oh, and she can now count easily to 30.  Again, we were surprised to hear her do this yesterday, out of the blue.

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