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Mary G
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OK gang -- I'm relying on some expert advice here.....
my 5yod hates practicing writing her numbers -- and when she does practice so that I can read the numbers, she immediately forgets them again. It's not the counting or knowing the number when she ses it, it's the physical writing of it she hates. Her worst ones are 2's, 3's and 6's. All others seem fine?
Has this happened to you? Do I just ignore it for now and keep going, knowing that she understands concepts and just can't wirte the numbers -- occasionally I'll dot-to-dot the numbers for her and this seems to help her but she won't do her own from scratch.....we're using the CHC Number workbook, which is pretty painless and gentle, I thought.
Any advice?
Thanks!
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This happened with son number three - except he was seven, not five! I decided to not fret about it.
And he learned to write and recognize his numbers through real life - copying speed signs in the car, helping write out prices for my shopping list or toy wish lists, cooking and writing/reading recipes.
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Mary, I can relate! My 5 yo ds was so upset one day because he couldn't write the number 8. He didn't like that it was crooked when he wrote it. He does tend to be a perfectionist. When I told my dh about it he said, "Oh I remember hating to write number 8 when I was little b/c I could never get the top and bottom circles to be the same size." AAACK! I've decided not to sweat it for now. However, I did find doing numbers on the dry erase board is much more motivating for him than with pencil and paper.
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Courtney wrote:
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Now, that's an idea! I've also thought of doing the dry jello in a pan where they get to lick their finger each time they're right!
Thanks for the advice gang -- I knew I'd get help (and some commiseration, too  )
Blessings!
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we have used stampers, dry erase, colored pencils, crayon pencils, whatever. having a fun writing implement makes a world of difference for my kids.
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starting big also helps, too. Children generally start out far-sighted and gradually develop normal acuity - some children develop that later than others. Both our 8 yo and 6 yo are far sighted and use reading glasses - along with other vision therapies due to other things as well, but writing anything is a painful process in our house. We are working with large, on the board first before major on paper.
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What about getting some worksheets in which you just trace the numbers? Maybe getting some practice tracing would help build up the confidence to try on her own.
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OK, y'all -- here's an interesting development. Maggie, using a crayon, wrote all her numbers 1-8, with no problem and has been practicing away.
I don't know if it's the crayon (vs. pencil) or if it finally clicked, but something worked!
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Great! Isn't that how it happens - after we've worried and come up with many plans, they just do it.
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