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04-04-2010, 03:16 PM | #1 |
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Helping children tell the difference between 6 and 9
I saw a thread with useful tips about b and d, and my dd has an issue with 6 and 9. I know she's still young, but she wants to know. She says that a 6 is and upside down 6. She thinks a 9 is a six. And even if she knew the 6 and 9, calling one the "upside down" version of the other isn't helpful, I don't think. Does anyone have some helpful tips for this lil confusion?
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04-04-2010, 04:06 PM | #2 |
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Re: Helping children tell the difference between 6 and 9
Would it help if you had her learn to write the 9 with a ball and stick? It would be an upside down b, not a 6...more confusion? Maybe she could more easily see how the printed curvy version looked like the ball and stick version...
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04-04-2010, 04:10 PM | #3 |
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Re: Helping children tell the difference between 6 and 9
I don't know what you mean by ball and stick? She's barely writing letters, we haven't touched numbers yet.
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04-04-2010, 04:15 PM | #4 |
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Re: Helping children tell the difference between 6 and 9
Ok, some people write the 9 just like it looks when you type it, as one long swoop. Others write it making the loop counterclockwise and then bringing the line straight down... In this example they show the big one looking like the upside down 6 and then the child practices the one I'm describing.http://akidsheart.com/threer/lvl1/no9prnt.htm
If she got used to the "ball and stick" 9, it wouldn't look like an upside down 6...make any sense?
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04-04-2010, 04:22 PM | #5 |
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Re: Helping children tell the difference between 6 and 9
Yeah. I write the ball and stick 9, so perhaps we will practice writing them and it will help her figure it out. Her biggest experience with numbers is the digital clock readout, and they look the same, just reversed. She has issues with 5 and 2 for that reason. She also plays cards, but same deal there.
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04-04-2010, 04:29 PM | #6 |
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Re: Helping children tell the difference between 6 and 9
Oh sure, the digital clock would do that!
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