SOC: Words, Numbers and Alphabets
Tiger girl has grown a lot these few months. She is no longer an innocent baby but one who is able to get her thoughts and wants clearly across to us. She starts her sentences with ” I want” or ” I like “, ” I sit…” . If she feels that you don’t understand her she would add on and say ” Nana wants.. and point to the item or pull you to where she would want to go”. She is speaking much more then before.
Tiger girl loves ordering her brothers around. She “reminds” them to eat her food and never fails to tell them ” Kor kor -Eat!!” If they were eating something she wants she would promptly announce to them “share”.
I have been teaching her the alphabets and numbers from 1-10 in English, Mandarin and Cantonese. It’s not surprising that she can recognize the number 9 the best and is able to call it out in all 3 languages as our apartment is on the 9th floor. Other numbers which she can identify are 1, 2 and 4.
Tiger girl has yet to learn how to sing the whole alphabet song but so far she can recognize the alphabets – A, B and O. She would point the alphabets out from words that she sees on displays or shops signs when we are out shopping. She would happily run to the sign and shout out “O” when she sees the alphabet.
How were your kids like when they were 21 months old?
June 24, 2012 @ 8:34 pm
My nephew is just over 2 years… and he’s always saying “I do”. I love his independence!! Love how Tiger girl is so vocal and recognizing so many things. What a smart girl. 🙂
June 24, 2012 @ 9:48 pm
It is always really great to watch kids as they start to be able to express themselves and start to learn letters and numbers and can recognize them outside of their books!
June 24, 2012 @ 11:57 pm
Ohmigawsh! I look at that little face and melt! OHMIGAWSH!!!!
My children were all so different at 21 months. My eldest was the most verbal. She even made up some of her own language to make up for any weaknesses she might have. And now she is 20 and about to leave for a semester at University of Edinburgh in Scotland! WAHHHH!
Glad to “meet” you via SOC Sunday!
June 25, 2012 @ 12:40 am
My aunt and uncle’s granddaughter is just over two years old, and she knows all the presidents on the U.S. dollar bills. When she sees the $1 bill, she says, “That’s George Washington – he’s cheap.”
June 25, 2012 @ 5:26 am
aww cute little girl!
I know she will learn a lot, soon!
June 25, 2012 @ 11:16 am
Having seven kids, my kids differ from one another at 21 months. My eldest was the most verbal one. When I tell her stories, she does not let me finish it because wants to do it herself. She loved to doodle including old books, our walls , even my mom’s pocket books . The others prefer to tinker with Lego, play inside the house, but most of them love to sing.
Your daughter is so cute and she is definitely a charmer.
June 25, 2012 @ 2:08 pm
It is such a lot of fun when they start to talk. I love how like a sponge their minds are… 🙂
June 25, 2012 @ 10:10 pm
Tiger Girl is ADORABLE! For what ever reason, I taught my daughter, about that age, the greek alphabet song while in the car. It was funny to hear her try to sing it even before the English version.
June 27, 2012 @ 8:50 am
She is beautiful! That was about the age that V started daycare, such a huge amount of change at that time, and so much yearning for independence. She had to carry her own knapsack, had to try dressing herself, had to try well everything. ‘baby do!’ was heard many, many times.
Man I miss those times *g