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Thursday, October 18, 2012

Do all kids remember things?

Each day, I am more astounded by the things the boys remember!
Maybe it's not uncommon at their age, but I'm amazed.

Here are a few examples from yesterday:
1)  We count the school buses we see each morning.  This helps to reinforce counting, and the boys love their school buses (it's what they are thankful for almost every night at bedtime prayer!).  When we picked the boys up from daycare yesterday, we saw a school bus (rare for the evening commute).  So, I asked the boys if they remembered how many school buses they saw yesterday morning.  I was expecting silence, or for them to just start counting, but instead Lincoln piped up and said "Seven.  We saw seven school buses this morning."  He was right!  We saw eight this morning, so I'm going to see if it was just a lucky guess yesterday or not!

2)  One thing we learned at Open House last night was that they have been teaching the kids about 9-1-1, and when to use it (not when we need help putting our shoes on, but if there is a fire, or you can't wake mommy or daddy).  I assume it originated since October is fire prevention month, and the firetruck visited daycare. 
On the video at open house, the kids were learning a special song about 9-1-1. 
When we were putting the boys to bed last night, Brian asked the boys what number we call when we need help - they both answered him with a resounding 9-1-1!  I never would have thought about teaching them about 9-1-1, but we will definitely be reinforcing this at home now!


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