Animals

So I'm not really sure if Eli's latest accomplishment is impressive or not. Since I can't be in his classroom at school (bc he does NOT do well with me in there), I have no idea what the other children his age are capable of. That being said, I find this to be pretty impressive. Eli can correctly identify 57 animals from his books that we read.

Now I'm not being generous here and giving him ones that he's pointed at once or twice. These are the ones that he points to every single time when we ask him where it is. For example: we'll say "Eli where's the elephant?" and he'll point to it on a page where there are at least 5 or 6 other animals. Again, maybe this is normal for his age. But all the same, I'm proud of my little boy and his obsession for learning about animals.

For those of you who can't believe that any normal kid can name 57 animals, that there just aren't that many commonly known animals, allow me to list them for you...... cat, dog, cow, sheep, goat, horse, pig, piglet, chicken, chick, rooster, donkey, camel (he makes a hilarious spitting noise for this one), panda, koala, kangaroo, bear, seal, polar bear, dolphin (also funny sound effect), bird, butterfly, grasshopper, bee, ladybug, rabbit, mouse, guinea pig, goose, duck, turkey, giraffe, hippo, lion, elephant, zebra, cheetah, leopard (I'm sure he'd be able to distinguish between the two in side-to-side pics, but he knows both their names and recognizes them on the pages when asked to point to them), gorilla, monkey, rhino, crocodile, flamingo, owl, fox, penguin, tiger, snake, frog, seahorse, turtle, eagle, fish, mokey, and ????? I can't find the last couple (they're in other books that I don't have currently sitting next to me).

But I'm still proud of my little smartypants boy :) It's definitely proof that taking the time to read books with your child- no matter what age- is good for them!