5/9/12
My daughter was not very excited about balloons anymore. I guess she got a little scar with the last counting lesson attempt! As she was playing with the little animals in her toy box, I decided to try to teach her to count with them. Hopefully, it will not be so drastic like the last attempt. So I lay out 10 little animals on the floor and model how to count from 1-10 for her. After a few times, I asked her to count by herself. She said "Be' An khong mun dem," which means "Be' An (that's what we called her at home) doesn't want to count." I was a bit disappointed when she said that, but I insisted that she must. I could tell she was scared to make mistake. So I told her if she could count correctly, I would give her two gummy bears as a reward. Gummy bears are her favorite! As soon as I said that, she started pointing to the animals, going from left to right as she counted. To my very surprise, she counted from 1-10 without making any mistake. I almost jump to my feet with excitement!!! However, having a little doubt, I took away one of them and asked her to count again. This time, there is still no mistake. I was really happy and proud of her! Of course, she gave me a big smile as i handed her the two gummy bears that I had promised... My next goal is to start with her ABC's. I wonder how that will go????
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ReplyDeleteMotivating students is challenging. When I was getting my teaching credential I had high hopes of employing only intrinsic motivational techniques, but when I started teaching in the classroom I found out that sometimes extrinsic motivation is what works.
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