Monthly Archives: November 2008

Things I’m Thankful For

Posted on November 28, 2008 by domanmom — No Comments ↓

Hunter made this list today about things he’s thankful for. When I first asked him, we were in the family room which had quite a few festive decorations and he started naming off all things Thanksgiving… “Turkeys… scarecrows… indians… leaves……

Tagged with: Behavior, Holidays
Posted in Writing

It’s Alabama!

Posted on November 25, 2008 by domanmom — No Comments ↓

A while ago I wrote a post about Hunter noticing state outlines in other things. Well yesterday in our countdown to Christmas, as part of it we keep track of the days left on Hunter’s 100-bead abacus. As I moved…

Tagged with: Geography, Imagination, K3 (age 3-4), Kid Quotes
Posted in Encyclopedic Knowledge, History & Geography

Reading Notes on the Piano

Posted on November 24, 2008 by domanmom — No Comments ↓

I was working at my desk today when Hunter sat down at the piano and starting reading off all of his music note flashcards. I have been teaching him these for months but since I generally never test him, I…

Tagged with: Videos
Posted in Music

Nature or Nuture? Developing a Musical Genius

Posted on November 24, 2008 by domanmom — No Comments ↓

Link: The other night I saw this show on the science channel called SuperHuman. This episode focused on “geniuses”. There were several people featured on the show from an art prodigy to a man with an amazing memory. Of the…

Tagged with: Gifted Children, Videos
Posted in Music, Parenthood

The Math Mystery

Posted on November 18, 2008 by domanmom — 25 Comments ↓

“Mathematics is not a subject like geography, but a way of thinking and reasoning.” – Glenn Doman How to Teach Your Baby Math It finally hit me, the meaning of those words. For fourteen long months I have been endlessly…

Tagged with: Glenn Doman, K3 (age 3-4)
Posted in Math