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Thursday, July 28, 2005
Playing with Kitten
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Every afternoon when Tigger's having a nap, Kitten and I always spend this nice period playing games together. It was really fun playing with a four-year-old, I must say. Like Kitten, I enjoy this little 'class hour' together.
We have just finished playing the Cuisenaire rods from A to Z. Each day, we played two to three letters. We often skip the Captital letter page since Kitten is more interested in making the pictures rather than words. Here are something I found:
1. It is helpful to play with Kitten. During this time, she consider me as her parterner and a person that she can ask for help. She likes to take turns rather than playing alone. In fact, at this stage I could also observe what she has/hasn't learnd so I quite enjoyed being her partner.
2. After playing from A to Z, Kitten can link the sense of 1-4 and sometimes 5 to the color of Cuisenaire rods. The longer ones are more troublesome for her. However, near the end she can make more correct guesses in estimating which rod goes in the picture. Another related thing is that at the beginning, she use more small rods to make pictures but gradually she tends to seek the rod that can fit in the space. I think we should contintue playing with these rods.
3. In our previous play time, Kitten brought her tank engine friends in. Which means, she has to play the parts for her friends when she's making pictures. Well, I enjoyed this role-play and loved to see both Gorden and percy had a turn.
4. Kitten has a bit ideas about phonics. I guess she probably learned that in China. That's good.
5. We also started dice cards recently. It was my idea hoping to build number sense through these visual representations. I am not quite sure how this will go and still keep revising our games. Basically, Kitten has her favorite orange card set and Tigger has a set of green cards. We played dice maching, big and small comparison, riding on dice railway. We'll keep trying till some good conclusions come out.
Jenyi, 7/28/2005 08:53:00 PM
Kitten & Gorden traveling along the diceway.
Jenyi, 7/28/2005 08:49:00 PM
A little house with door and door knobs.
Jenyi, 7/28/2005 08:48:00 PM
Kitten: Do you want to join us? (Tigger just got up from his nap)
Jenyi, 7/28/2005 08:47:00 PM
Kitten, Gorden, Percy and Mama making Z.
Jenyi, 7/28/2005 08:46:00 PM
Making blue cookiesSunday, July 24, 2005
Jenyi, 7/28/2005 08:46:00 PM
Eating cherry can be fun for a two-year-old!
Jenyi, 7/24/2005 09:16:00 PM
Pitting Cherry:focus
Jenyi, 7/24/2005 09:15:00 PM
Pitting Cherry
Jenyi, 7/24/2005 09:15:00 PM
You can't catch me ~
Jenyi, 7/24/2005 09:14:00 PM
Tigger
Jenyi, 7/24/2005 09:14:00 PM
I had a good time playing point and shoot with Kitten
Jenyi, 7/24/2005 09:14:00 PM
I can swing this high!
Jenyi, 7/24/2005 09:13:00 PM
Going to the play ground again ~
Jenyi, 7/24/2005 09:13:00 PM
Fish % OJ III: Finally we moved to an indoor spot
Jenyi, 7/24/2005 09:12:00 PM
Fish & OJ II: under the shade
Jenyi, 7/24/2005 09:12:00 PM
Fish & OJ
Jenyi, 7/24/2005 09:11:00 PM
Making O
Jenyi, 7/24/2005 09:11:00 PM
Little cube A
Jenyi, 7/24/2005 09:08:00 PM
The Swing: by Kitten
Jenyi, 7/24/2005 09:07:00 PM
Down the slide II
Jenyi, 7/24/2005 09:06:00 PM
Down the slide I
Jenyi, 7/24/2005 09:05:00 PM
Counting GOes
Jenyi, 7/24/2005 08:59:00 PM
Pitting cherry:TiggerTuesday, July 19, 2005
Jenyi, 7/24/2005 08:58:00 PM
Calling grandpa (with skype)
Jenyi, 7/19/2005 09:29:00 PM
Have a snack after the walk
Jenyi, 7/19/2005 09:29:00 PM
Look, trees!
Jenyi, 7/19/2005 09:29:00 PM
Take a walk around the neighborhood
Jenyi, 7/19/2005 09:28:00 PM
running
Jenyi, 7/19/2005 09:28:00 PM
silly II
Jenyi, 7/19/2005 09:28:00 PM
being silly
Jenyi, 7/19/2005 09:27:00 PM
huh?
Jenyi, 7/19/2005 09:27:00 PM
honk
Jenyi, 7/19/2005 09:27:00 PM
It takes two
Jenyi, 7/19/2005 09:27:00 PM
Making pictures with rods
Jenyi, 7/19/2005 09:27:00 PM
A farm house near by
Jenyi, 7/19/2005 09:21:00 PM
Another place to buy nice flowers
Jenyi, 7/19/2005 09:19:00 PM
And more cherries
Jenyi, 7/19/2005 09:19:00 PM
More fruits
Jenyi, 7/19/2005 09:18:00 PM
Ontario Potatos
Jenyi, 7/19/2005 09:18:00 PM
You can find nice flowers here, too
Jenyi, 7/19/2005 09:18:00 PM
It's the cherry season now
Jenyi, 7/19/2005 09:18:00 PM
The Farmer's Market
Jenyi, 7/19/2005 09:17:00 PM
down the slide iii
Jenyi, 7/19/2005 09:15:00 PM
down the slide II
Jenyi, 7/19/2005 09:14:00 PM
down the slideWednesday, July 13, 2005
Jenyi, 7/19/2005 09:14:00 PM
Reading time
Jenyi, 7/13/2005 10:00:00 PM
Home made ice packs - we have lots of flavors: red bean, pineapple, banana, blue berry and strawberry
Jenyi, 7/13/2005 10:00:00 PM
Our guests - a swallow family
Jenyi, 7/13/2005 09:58:00 PM
WaterfightTuesday, July 05, 2005
Jenyi, 7/13/2005 09:57:00 PM
Kitten, Tigger & Family VanMonday, July 04, 2005
Jenyi, 7/05/2005 09:36:00 PM
Wet...
Jenyi, 7/04/2005 11:44:00 PM
Kitten and Tigger had water fight at Michael's
Jenyi, 7/04/2005 11:43:00 PM
Observing weeds on our way home
Jenyi, 7/04/2005 11:38:00 PM
Kitten: I am going to come here for three more times
Jenyi, 7/04/2005 11:38:00 PM
Swimming cats
Jenyi, 7/04/2005 11:37:00 PM
Look! I can swim!
Jenyi, 7/04/2005 11:37:00 PM
Mmmm...Banana milkFriday, July 01, 2005
Jenyi, 7/04/2005 11:36:00 PM
Happy Canada Day!!!
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Parliament Hill, Ottawa
Jenyi, 7/01/2005 10:21:00 PM
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