Showing posts with label learning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label learning. Show all posts

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Dot Dots

Started JR on Math Dot Cards this week. Not sure if he is too old for this. Difficult to have him stay still and focus for long at this age. Thankfully, they only require flashing of the dot cards for a very short while, but even that seems challenging to do with a 11-month-old.

Incidentally, the cards fit very well into our MIM sling plastic bags. Quite useful for holding only what I need for the timebeing - only need like 20 cards at a time.

I bought these Math Dot Cards from a local website:
www.kidsbook.sg

This website seems quite useful:
http://www.childandme.com/how-teach-your-child-math-glenn-domans-dot-method/

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

English Flashcards

JR started this programme with the Chinese DVDs. This shows him with the new English Set

www.winktolearn.com

Saturday, March 07, 2009

Patterned Delight

He never fails to gurgle & coo upwards each time I go to buy a refreshing icy-papaya soymilk fr the beanie stall.
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What's he looking at? Dots!!!!!!! What's so funny about THAT?!
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Thursday, March 05, 2009

Chinese FlashCards

Another video - a longer one that shows how JR just concentrates when this is put on. He loves it!

www.winktolearn.com

Here's JR watching the English DVDs.

Tuesday, February 03, 2009

Music Fun

This little boy finds such great joy in watching his brother going away on his violin...and trying to grab it!
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Friday, August 15, 2008

Music Effect

I noticed this earlier in the day when changing his diaper. Like all newborns, he hates that, and was bawling away. His brother was practising his violin right then, and decided to play an old piece that he'd practised during my pregnancy. Immediately, the baby stopped crying and looked around and listened.Can't really tell in this photo - probably a video clip would show more as he stops, turns his head and eyes, and listens around for the music.
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Later in the evening, after his bath, again, he was bawling as usual. I put on another piece of music - still cry, then I put on the CD of same violin piece that his brother had played - still cry. Then I played the recording I'd done of some weeks back of brother's practice. Again, baby had the same reaction. Stopped in his bawling state.... interesting. He does this in the car too when I play the Mozart CD that I'd been playing throughout my pregnancy.

So...keep that in mind. Play 1 or 2 CDs frequently throughout your pregnancy. Classical music particularly is good for baby's mental development too!