I have also bought a metal shelf and screwed it to the wall ... here's a picture
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| magnetic wooden letters on a shelf stuck to the wall |
As soon as they arrived Winston was interested in them. I knew he knew the letter E from "nose is not toes", but it turns out he also knows "B" ... not really surprising as it is the first letter of many words that he likes .. banana, ball, bus etc. I think he also knows G, but cant say it at all. He sort of twists up his little lips and puts some pressure behind them... back of the mouth sounds like G are not possible, but he kept taking the letter off the board and having a go.
He was very interested in his bellybutton today .... its not really a subject that has come up before ... so when it did I wrote a big bellybutton sign and told him what it said .. a few minutes later i showed him the sign and he went for his bellybutton ... which gives me the impression that if there is a word he is keen to know, he will pick it up almost instantly .. so while giving him a steady stream of words, I try to spot new words which might be important/exciting to him and write those down quickly while they are still relevant.
I have started showing him some simple sums - mainly when we are in the car (if i am not driving!). He knows i am getting one ready, so starts to smile ... his smile growns as i show the cards (dot, plus, dots, equals, dots( ... he normally chuckles when i show him the answer.
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