Bought more puzzles for Eugene since he likes puzzles.
I had always thought that Eugene is not very good at his numbers and alphabets.
When I try to teach him by pointing out the numbers or by flash cards and asking him to repeat after me, he loses interest after a while.
As I had blogged in an earlier post, Eugene dont' like rote learning.
So my method is to point things out to him and incorporated the alphabets and numbers learning in my everyday conversation with him. Have to make it like I'm not forcing him to memorize it.
So when we bought this numbers puzzle for him, I thought that he would only know how to do it much later.
One day, he said he wanted to do the puzzle and asked me to do it together with him. I sat down on the floor with him and we did the puzzle together.
Eugene dismantled the puzzle when it was done and now wanted to do it by himself.
I left him to do it while I busied myself in the kitchen - occasionally peeking at him to see how he is doing.
Imagine my surprise! He's able to put the numbers in sequence as well as the correct number of animals on top of the numbers.
This means he knows the numbers and how to count.
I'm so proud of him leh, since hubby and I don't force or push him to learn.
The completed puzzle.
The 1st box contained 2 sets of puzzle : 1 set of Numbers puzzle and 1 set of Alphabet puzzle.
Have not started Eugene on the ABC puzzle yet.
The 2nd box is of Wild Animals. I told hubby that this one is too advance. Even I would really have to scrutinise in order to piece it together. But hubby was very insistent, saying that Eugene can do it when he's older. But I think hubby want it for himself, ha ha.
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