Thursday, July 7, 2011

Children Learn To Count

Short and sweet counting post. It is amazing to see how children see patterns when they learn certain things, especially counting. Matthew is now three years old and this is how he counts.

One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Nine
Ten

Eleven
Twelve
Thirteen
Fourteen
Fifteen
Sixteen
Seventeen
Eighteen
Nineteen
... Twenteen

'Matthew, it is Twenty and not Twenteen' - I corrected him.
'Okay Mommy, Twenty' - he corrects himself and continues to count.

Twenty One
Twenty Two
Twenty Three
Twenty Four
Twenty Five
Twenty Six
Twenty Seven
Twenty Eight
Twenty Nine
... Twenty Ten

'Matthew, no it is Thirty and not Twenty Ten' - I corrected him again.
'No Mommy its Twenty Ten' - Matthew replied.

'Matthew, next is Thirty One' - I wanted him to continue.
'No Mommy, I am done counting NOW' - he replied.

4 comments:

  1. Only 3? His skills are exceptional! Such a sweet logic he has, too (smile)..

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  2. What a sweet little story, brings back memories.
    I often wonder how we all learn our numbers. We just take on faith that this is the correct way to say them when we are little.

    Have a lovely weekend !

    cheers, your friend... parsnip

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  3. During my teaching years I saw a lot of children counting in their funny ways!:D
    Your Matthew is so funny, too!:)
    How r u dear Anna? I'm just waiting for my holiday.....I'm dreaming my sea!
    Keep in touch!

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And now lets hear your blobbing, lol!