DS kicked butt counting in Chinese today. He knew his numbers up to 5, could count them on his fingers by holding up the correct sign, traced the Chinese character for the number, and could count out 5 blocks after lining them up side to side. He loved the numbers part, having been relatively restless as we neared the end of class. He even jumped up to sing the "one little, two little, three little fingers" song ("yi ger, er ger, san ger, shao peng yao" etc). You could tell he really connected to it.
Not DD. She was busy playing with the stuffed "yu" and "lao hu" (fish and tiger), having the fish ride on the back of the tiger. And, while she did get the right numbers when pressed (because she watches "Ni Hao Kai Lan" too, or used to), she wasn't that intrigued.
At lunch, at that "evil" roadside restaurant in red and yellow colors, they had gender specific "not a crying" meals. He got a pirate; she, a crown. And they were happy. She even opened his nuggets for him and then his sweet and sour sauce, saying she wouldn't start eating until he had his.
Is it a gender thing?
She did, however, want to switch toys before the end of the meal. And so we left the restaurant with him wearing a crown and her carrying a pirate.
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