Salah TS #2

10/3/2015 (4-5pm) 

Location: Leroy Collins Public Library

Yeong told me she was born in April, so I wanted to test her knowledge of the months of the year.  I was surprised that she knew all of them including their order and was able to spell them each on paper. 

I tested her by asking 'if it is February, how many months till May?' etc.  After counting on her fingers, she was able to answer each question correctly.  I also tested her knowledge of 'the next year and next January' type questions.  She struggled a bit at first, but then understood the concept. 

To change pace, we went through a kid's book about colors (from the library).  She knew all of the colors, listing light blue vs dark blue and even ones like indigo etc.

Next I asked her about days of the week in the same way that I had for months of the year.  She knew how to spell each day and knew their order as well. 

Next we worked on basic math skills ie: counting up and counting down, as well as fill in the blanks.  Yeoung told me her father was already teaching her to tell time, so I tested her basic knowledge on the subject. 

I told Yeong I was very impressed by how smart she was.

I learned that teaching counting can be done effectively together with vocabulary of days of the week/months of the year.