There are so many things that can be done with a handful of straws and a few empty containers. Cyler enjoyed making letters, shapes, and people. I was able to sneak in some math as well. I asked him to count how many were there, then took one or two away, and asked him to count again. We did this several times and he did amazing. We also worked on one to one recognition by having him place a certain amount of straws in each container. This is to ensure that he understands that each number represents one object instead of just counting by rote. This kept us busy for about thirty minutes.
We added letters to the mix. Today he was able to spell GMC, Cyler, stop, and of course Ford!
Yesterday was talk like a pirate day (for real). We didn't know until later in the day but we were still able to talk about it some and incorporate some activities. Cyler played with his palm tree and pirate ship for a while on his private island. We watched the Rubbadubbers--pirate episode and went on a small treasure hunt.
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