Toddler J, the sponge

I have been trying to fill Toddler J's mind with as much as she will take with Tot School ( a phrase coined by Carissa) Let me first clarify that it is not school per say but structured play so that I can expose her to whatever skills she may need in the future. This blog serves as a summary of what Toddler J is proficient or has mastered as of today December 17, 2013.

Math

- counts ( I do mean actual counting not memorization) 1-5. At least that's what we have seen so far

- counts in German 1-10

- knows the basic shapes (circle square triangle and a few more )

-identifies numerals ( so far I have only heard her say a few as she sees them. I am not fully aware of how much she knows)

- sorts by using a common attribute (eg colour)

Motor Skills

Her gross motor skills are off the chart so I will not get into details. She can walk (started at 8months), run, jump, climb etc

Alphabet

-recite alphabet

-knows her uppercase letters

-knows most of the lowercase letters

- knows the phonetic alphabet

- starting to sound out words 

Writing and Talking

- I have noticed that she is attempting to write. She wrote the letter 'e' a few days ago and I actually knew it was an 'e'

- pretty sure her language explosion started earlier than the norm. Her doctor did say she was extremely advanced. Points to note: she uses the appropriate pronouns and refers to herself as I, constructs sentences,asks for help etc. 

Music

- she bangs on whatever she can find and calls it a drum

- loves playing with her wooden xylophone ( a gift from someone at church)

- loves dancing and is picking up songs when she heard them. 

- favourite songs: One Thing Remains ( the version by David Wesley or uncle David to her), Written in the Word ( learnt it at Kidz Klub), I Love Learning Baby Sign, Deep and Wide and that's all I can remember at this moment.

Fine Motor

-zips, snaps, 

-stacks blocks ( highest count that I have seen is 12, pretty sure it will get taller as she grows)

-holds crayon and pens ( unfortunately my favourite pens) correctly

 

Being a Toddler

- succeeds at this stage with flying colours

- loves playing and assigning objects different uses ( who knew a box could be so fun) 

-wears her heart on her sleeve

-love to play( did I mention that already) 

- has a deep love affair with books as well as Caillou ( we let her watch it in German) and Leapfrog.

-loves her baby brother Baby C to pieces 

- funniest word to date: 'louding' the process of increasing the volume on TV.