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31  EARLY LEARNING / Teaching Your Child Math / Ideas for math activities for 2 year olds? on: September 21, 2010, 06:18:06 PM
Hi there, I'm just looking for inspiration for more math related activities for my toddler.

We use LM and try to count things as much as possible. We have foam numbers in the tub and bought this cool vinyl number line that he runs on sometimes...

But what else??

What level of puzzles or games is appropriate?
Are matching card games considered math games?
I think workbooks and concepts of time and measurement are still a bit too advanced for him.

Any and all ideas are welcome...

mom2ross
32  Local Support Groups / Русский / Re: Russian Curriculum Discussion on: September 14, 2010, 11:58:04 PM
Hello everyone, I have an interesting question about the voice recordings for the Russian curriculum.

I have noticed that there is a distinct Moscovite accent!
And I have downloaded some categories that have recordings with pronunciations with this regional accent for Little Reader.

I am curious if all of the recordings will be done with this regional accent. Is it considered the most representative of the language?

I apologize in advance if this is a weird question or offends anyone - it is not my intention at all, it's just not how I speak Russian or how the family members I learned from speak it. My family is from the part of the former USSR that is now Ukraine and the Russian I hear puts emphasis on different syllables sometimes.

Any thoughts on this?

I am reading along in this thread and very interested even though I cannot contribute much. I can read almost everything that is written and understand all of the curriculum, but my Russian is just too basic to add improvements or suggestions.

Of course, I am in favor of the more natural sounding phrases and grammatically correct conjugations, etc.

Thanks!
mom2ross
33  Local Support Groups / California / Northern California parents? SF/Marin/Berkeley etc... on: September 14, 2010, 11:30:10 PM
We live in Corte Madera (Marin County). About 15 min. north of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Chime in if you are near-ish and maybe we can arrange a meetup.

mom2ross
34  BEYOND EARLY LEARNING (for older years) / General Discussions - After Early Learning / Educational Program for Gifted Youth on: September 14, 2010, 11:25:14 PM
http://epgy.stanford.edu/district/index.html

This looks like a neat program from Stanford that you can do if you have at least 8 kids interested and one parent sponsor.

mom2ross
35  Downloads + Collaborations Discussions / Encyclopedic Knowledge Collaborations / Re: Encyclopedic Knowledge Categories for FREE - made by all of us! on: August 27, 2010, 12:18:23 AM
I'm so confused.

Is Encyclopedic knowledge about learning categories of things or is it about taking a concept or term and communicating bits of knowledge (like 5-10 phrases) about that term? One sounds like learning lists of things in categories. The other sounds like providing comprehensive information about a single thing.

36  EARLY LEARNING / Teaching Your Child Encyclopedic Knowledge / Re: Bits of intelligence phrases for 20 month old? on: August 27, 2010, 12:14:41 AM
I am definitely not at a loss for subject matter material! He asks all the time "What is that, mama?" so I can follow his curiosity, and he still loves animals, vehicles, letters, numbers, shapes and instruments...

My real question is about how complex the statements should be for a 20 months old.

DadDude mentioned he tried to make the bits of knowledge phrases super clear and understandable for his boy's stage of comprehension.

So, I just wanted to confirm that the goal of bits of encyclopedic knowledge are not for stretching the child and challenging them with definitions, but to really get them to understand the concepts in the cards.

Basic statements are crucial, then.

I'd love to see examples of very basic EK cards.

TIA


37  EARLY LEARNING / Teaching Your Child Encyclopedic Knowledge / Re: Bits of intelligence phrases for 20 month old? on: August 25, 2010, 06:24:56 AM
Maybe I need to clarify.

When does one begin with the Encyclopedic Knowledge cards?

Or, can someone show me an example of a card they show their pre-2 year old toddlers?

I can't imagine the EK cards are the same for every age group.

TIA
38  EARLY LEARNING / Teaching Your Child Encyclopedic Knowledge / Bits of intelligence phrases for 20 month old? on: August 23, 2010, 07:51:00 AM
What are some examples of bits of intelligence phrases that are basic enough for a toddler?

Are some subjects better/easier to understand than others for this age group?

Is the point to expose them to more challenging descriptions or to be age appropriate?

TIA
39  EARLY LEARNING / Early Learning - General Discussions / Inspiration for Montessori-based Bedrooms on: August 23, 2010, 07:20:13 AM
http://www.ohdeedoh.com/ohdeedoh/inspiration/inspiration-for-montessoribased-bedrooms-124811

mom2ross
40  EARLY LEARNING / Early Learning - General Discussions / New room, new decorating ideas? on: August 22, 2010, 07:07:38 AM
Well, decorating for early learning, anyway!

Can you share some of your favorite room ideas?

We have just moved houses (very overwhelming with a toddler!), and we've got new opportunities.

Here is what I know so far:

-Label items in the room
-Display/place things at child's height for opportunities to do things independently (i.e. coat rack, books, place settings, etc.)
-A small table and chair
-A map poster

What else is good to have in a room that is geared towards early learning/reading like we all on this forum are interested in?

Any home-schooling parents have more ideas?
I've seen some nice blog pictures from home-schoolers already.

TIA!!
41  EARLY LEARNING / Teaching Your Child - Signing, Speaking, Languages / Early speaking skills = auditory learner? on: August 22, 2010, 07:03:30 AM
I'm often wondering these days if I have an auditory learner at home.

Do you think there is any correlation to early speaking skills and a more auditory learner?

My frame of reference are the other toddlers in my mother's group.
My boy can speak in 3-7 word phrases, asks questions like "What is that, Mama?", etc. whereas the other toddlers might say one or two words at a time, if at all.

I'm so not auditory, so that's why I'm trying to be sensitive to his learning style, especially if it's so different from my own!

TIA
42  EARLY LEARNING / Teaching Your Child to Read / Text pointing - proper form? on: August 22, 2010, 06:38:44 AM
Here is a quote from a recent BrillKids newsletter:

"Inconsistent and explicit text pointing [when reading to a child] disturbs the attention of a child, it interrupts the cadence of the language, and it ends up making reading more confusing for a child – and a lot less fun… You need to make text pointing a consistent, accurate but unobtrusive habit."

Which begs the question - what is proper text pointing etiquette?

I've been trying to do it, but often my hand gets in the way of the images, and my boy doesn't really follow my finger.
He's a good listener and often recalls which words complete the sentence on a page, but he's not so motivated to sound out words...

TIA
mom2ross
43  Products Marketplace / Product Discussions and Reviews / Finger puppets and hand puppets? on: August 22, 2010, 06:28:17 AM
Hi,

Any great links to finger and hand puppets?

We've been unpacking from a move and our boy just re-discovered some finger puppets and he is over the moon for them.

I think his imagination is exploding and he's really into the puppets when they seem to come alive.

TIA
mom2ross
44  EARLY LEARNING / Teaching Your Child Encyclopedic Knowledge / Re: New to Encyclopedic Knowledge approach on: August 22, 2010, 06:26:10 AM
Hi everyone,

I'm still confused about the goal and purpose of EK. Is the purpose to expose them to verbal language or is the goal to get them to actually know facts about subject matter?

When is the right age to begin flashing bits of knowledge?

How is flashing bits of knowledge different from reading to your child from a book?

Thanks for any clarification,
mom2ross
45  Products Marketplace / Product Discussions and Reviews / Re: preschool prep series. on: August 22, 2010, 06:13:33 AM
Thanks everyone! I just found the Meet the Sight Words DVDs on my library's online catalog!

We've been stuck for a while now (not to mention going through many transitions).
We've mastered our letters, know only a handful of words by sight, and are losing interest in LR for some reason.

Can't wait to give this video a try.

mom2ross
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