Fun encounters with my girls today: So, I'm pretty sure I'm raising a couple geniuses! (And I am NOT one for sure...I had to look up the spelling of "genius"!) This morning while swinging on her swing set in the back yard, Ari looks at me and says, "Mom, two and two make four"...well, that's pretty normal for a five, almost six-year-old. Then, she says, "And two and two and one are five", and I'm thinking, "Wow, she is putting together three numbers in her head, that's pretty tricky for a kid on her way to first grade!" Then , she says, "And two and two and two is six". She continues with, "two and two and two and one is seven and two and two and two and two is eight"!!!!!!! She was multiplying in her head without counting on fingers, toes or out-loud! Her kindergarten teacher told me that Ari was excelling in math, but wow! I'm pretty sure that's not normal addition (multiplication) for ...
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