tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8734646428701561816.post670157657034944657..comments2024-03-10T12:19:40.468-04:00Comments on The Via Colony: O, Box, Pizza, SquareThe Via Colonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06683029689045969569noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8734646428701561816.post-28597736588108944042010-07-16T10:36:24.303-04:002010-07-16T10:36:24.303-04:00Hey! My Gabi has a personality like Zeke- it's...Hey! My Gabi has a personality like Zeke- it's funny, some things "click" right away and other things (like her colors) took forever. Anyhow, we taught Gabi her shapes by drawing them on her hand- it was totally an accident, but it worked, and we've continued to do it with the others. We started by drawing a circle on her hand. Then she would constantly ask for people to draw a circle on her hand whenever she saw a pen. We continued with other shapes and she learned them in no time. Also, for letters, I had the Leap Frog Letter Factory DVD left over from teaching. When she was little, she didn't like it. But around 3, she became obsessed with it. We try to limit videos, but I let her watch it at least twice a day because I knew she needed the repetition. She learned the sounds first, then the letters. It's fantastic. And we're using the book "Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons," which teaches sounds before letter names, so it goes right along with that. Anyhow, just thought I'd let you know. I love your chalk idea, but our driveway is gravel. However, I'm thinking that would be great to use with construction paper shapes in the living room or to play at my parents' house.Katehttp://www.katiejsjournal.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8734646428701561816.post-16362154949122238892010-07-15T18:00:33.900-04:002010-07-15T18:00:33.900-04:00we learned with a program called sing, spell, read...we learned with a program called sing, spell, read and write that I swear by. It may work for him or you might want to check it out. wait have we had this conversation before?Mrs. Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07864415637130722213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8734646428701561816.post-737931367123185392010-07-15T10:09:06.750-04:002010-07-15T10:09:06.750-04:00Such a cute idea, Tasha! Something that worked for...Such a cute idea, Tasha! Something that worked for me when I was younger was learning things to a "beat", since he loves music so much, that might help...just a thought. ;)Katelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788083912581288832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8734646428701561816.post-83144840375116064352010-07-15T09:29:13.132-04:002010-07-15T09:29:13.132-04:00That's fantastic!!! What a great idea! You cou...That's fantastic!!! What a great idea! You could use that for just about anything, too - letters, numbers, etc.<br /><br />*stealing this* :)Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01142626289441809418noreply@blogger.com