July 27, 2026

Numeracy: Addition, Subtraction, and a 5th Wheel

Well… she can add now.  🙂
She picked up three items tonight (tires, as it so happens – Legos) and said, and I quote, “I have three tires here, but I need one more cuz this car needs four.  So, if I have one more tire then I’ll have four.”
After a moment Mama said, “What if I give you one more tire? How many will you have then?”
She looks at me, mildly intrigued for a split second, and answers, “That would give me five and that’s too many for the car. I don’t think I can fit all five on this little of a car, so I have to make a bigger one.  (Oh) Papa!!”
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She has, this week, also now demonstrated her comprehension of subtraction, at the same fundamental level.

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