Sunday, August 23, 2009

Numbers & Alphabets

@ 39 months old
~ he likes to hold the pencil this way ~

Counting
CE can count till 30 and recognise the numbers. However he's a bit confused with 20 something. If I write 25, sometimes he'll say fifteen. But when I tell him it's wrong, he knows it's twenty-five.

Spell Names
When I taught him to spell his own name, he was also interested to know the spelling of all our names. Within 3 days, he can spell his own name, jie jie's name and K-A-K-A-K. He knows mine and PaPa's name but can't remember the spelling coz it's confusing for him (got almost similar spelling).

Drawing & Colouring
He doesn't know how to write yet. He can draw a little, mainly circles - balloons, monsters (face with 2 dots as eyes and a long line as mouth) and mickey mouse (3 circles). He refuses to hold the pencil the correct way. I keep teaching him to grip it correctly but he prefers to grab it (with all 5 fingers). So his colouring end up as a big patch of colour, way out of the lines. I'm not worried or anything. I guess he's a bit slow in this aspect. I'll let him take his own sweet time. He'll eventually learn to write and colour when he enters kindy next year.

~ his messy work. The "O" is nice? That's coz I coloured it :D ~

25 comments:

Rose world said...
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Rose world said...

Hi there! Your boy, CE is almost the same age as my girl!! It is amazing to record their little achievement and milestone, right? Keep up the good work, CE!! Good boy!

you can read more on my gal at kuchingnitefamily.blogspot.com. See you there!

andrewjune said...

happy 39 mths old to CE! great achievements so far!

and of course, the O looks fabulous...got mommy's touch leh!

Mummy Gwen said...

Happy 39 Months Old To CE!! He is such a smart boy. Gwen's still learning to count to 20 only. Gwen too colours in a big patch..hehe. No worries..he'll hold the pencil correctly once he gets the hang of it. :)

BTW, the Kawai Kanyu drops I bought has 180's per can. It's around RM68 now during promo. :)

Fussy mum said...

Happy 39 months old, CE!! He's progressing very well already. Yeah, no worries...encourage and let him learn at his own pace :)

Bryan and Brandon's Mama said...

Eh not bad wat. Mine still scribbles and colours everywhere on the page.

2xMum said...

happy 39 months old, CE!

It will take some time for kids to learn up the skills... anyway, he's doing well already :)

Nina @ BabyBoon said...

i think he's doing really great. i've nephews that didnt do as great as CE's doing at his age. so bravo CE ;)

Chinneeq said...

he is really doing great already (at least he knows how to put different color to different alphabet).

Cheffie-Mom said...

Happy 39 months! Way to go CE!

Alicia said...

u r still very hardworking in keep track of their development

Sarah's Daddy and Mommy said...

I have a fren who hold the pen that way..and she could write words very neatly. I am sure CE will be like that too..Dont worry.

LittleLamb said...

he scribble on your form/bill ar???

Sasha Tan said...

u can stil keep track. I am lost edi. hahaha u're good!

Geotacs said...

"I'll let him take his own sweet time. He'll eventually learn to write and colour when he enters kindy next year."

good idea - he'll catch up in due time

cheers!

wen said...

can spell so many names is very clever oredi!
glad to know that jie jie has recovered from the fever.

JK said...

not bad, not bad, he is practicing his motor skill.

slavemom said...

Rachel, I recycled that notice. The other side is a blank page but somehow he prefers me to draw on the printed page.

Geotacs, thx for dropping by!

wenn said...

hi, u r lucky to be able to spend full time with your kid.

Lee said...

Hi Slavemom, thats a unusual way of holding a pencil? Ha ha, I guess won't be long he changes to a more easier holding.
Have a happy Merdeka day, Lee.

Everyday Healy said...

Oh! Monthly assessment. I think I better catch up. Lost count so may months d. Hehe......

By the way, once you send him to school, you will realized how smart he is d. :P

Ken Wooi said...

haha.. he's drawing and colouring on a receipt? =D

kenwooi.com

Unknown said...

he is doing quite well at his age. can spell many people name, my boy just know the ppl names. :P

Serene said...

He is very smart at his age, can counts and spell out names. Ya I think after he enter kindy next year he will be able to hold pencil in correct way.

Mummy Moon said...

Ce is so smart, start to learn to spell the names of the family members. My Yan Yan now only start recognize alphabets .