welcome to the world of public kindergarten ;)~
geofizz- I think my DS I "hardwired"!
but seriously, he just seemed to pick it up and know it around age2. same way with reading, it just sort of happened.
However, I know kids who do NEED to be able to touch and move objects around, to make the idea that 4 is 4, and moved around is still 4. whatever works I say.
Just wish schools would make accommodations for the kids who already know #s, letters etc upon entering kinder.
zen- I gave my DS this "test" @age 3, after reading it online somewhere, using the 2 diff sized cylinders, I said we were doing a water "experiment". He "hypothesized" just from looking at empty cylinders it would be same amount of water- "one is short and fat, but this one is tall and skinny. kind of like you and gramma!" he did add something to the effect that it looks like the tall one would hold more but it won't because it is not as fat.
then we did the water and he was quite happy to see he was correct. had he just guess without reasoning- I would have wondered if it were indeed a lucky guess.
