Home Practises

I've started the 65 days Dot Programme with Missy since Sunday ( 3rd May 09 ). we started with:
Day 1: 1-10 cards
Day 2: 5-15 cards
Day 3: 10 -20 cards
Day 4: 15 -25 cards.

Till yesterady, Missy never show much interest to the dots cards. *sigh* but i got to be persistent and continue as it is. anyway, if the first 65 days cycle she does not show interest, hoping * really hoping* that she will give me more attention and interest on our 2nd 65 days cycle so on and so forth.

Besides our that 1 min 10 dots cards per day, i did some flash cards to her too, am still trying to speed up the flashing.. always got so clumsy even with the thumb rubber on.

She loves to see me flashing the cards though comparing to dots. which is a good thing. so far the topics i have are:
1. Numbers
2. Types of vehicles
3. Human body
4. Basic Sentence structure
5. Sentence Structure -Opposites
6. Pets

All 6 sets with 10 cards so totak of 60 cards per day. Parents are advised to flash with fast speed (0.1sec) per card, 200 cards ( 20 sets) per day. I am still trying to accumulate more topics and the topics should be retire in a month's time, we can reuse the card but not repeating the themes/title/topics.. *tough*

I still have these topics to be created into the flash cards: (plan to do yesterday but headache thus delay)
1. Objects in classroom
2. Musical Instruments
3. Sports


However, i have created my own flash cards for :
1. what time it is ? (clock with time)
2. Addition ( 1+x.. this can go on for many.. 2+x.. 3+x) now i limit it to 10 cards.

Somehow i find it motivated when Missy is giving me some sign of interest. *hee* Mummy too needs encouragement.. maybe a 8 sec hug from Daddy ?


Besides speed flash card which is the essense of the Shichida method, i also do some HSP games with Missy ..

HSP donw with Missy on Monday (4/5/09)
i will take our two cards, face down. and i tell Missy that im thinking of one card in my head, then i make the "to tu to tu" sound to send signal to her and touch her forehead * she loves this part*.. and then ask her to choose the card that mummy is thinking. She got it right the first time, as i try to do the second time, she seems to be distracted by the cards now instead of playing along with me.. so she got it wrong the second time. But, good try. She gets a 8 sec hug

For Monday & tuesday (4/5 & 5/5) we did the photo memory games.
I show her one picture for like 10 sec (usually i will ask her "ok ?" she will nod, then i take the picture away) then i show her two pictures with a slight difference. like one with sun one without, the rest are the same. then i will ask her "which is the picture mummy show you just now ?" Sometimes she choose the correct picture, sometimes incorrect.

This is suppose to train her sharp observation , which most young toddler has. and we just enhance it.

I plan to do some linking memory to her soon and more photo memory games.

Apart from Shichida games. i insist on arts & crafts activities with missy. hopefully on daily basis. besides having fun with all the mess, it's good to cultivate her creativity and fine/gross motor skill and we did a lot of pretend play at home (felt game/animals)

I read to missy on daily basis, yesterday we read Cordurot & LGG read "Goldilocks & the three bears" now, i will let Missy choose the book she wants us to read. e.g take out two books for her to choose. we should limit the selection and by letting to choose thier favourite can help to boost their confidence and help them in making decisions later in life.

It's fun to be able to do activities with Missy especially when she enjoys it. But lways limit each activity below 20 minutes , cos that's how long their attention span can stretch. It will get better when they get older. Our activities in class too are very fast. * right brain stimulation, everything has to be shown fast*

Now is input input input time.. hope i've given Missy lots of good input. except the part when i lost control of my temper.. *shake head*