http://manolohome.com/2010/02/25/yes-or-no-numbered-stairs/ Practical Lifestyle Advice for Homemakers and Home Owners Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:37:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://manolohome.com/2010/02/25/yes-or-no-numbered-stairs/comment-page-1/#comment-6980 chancel Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:44:08 +0000 http://manolohome.com/?p=2608#comment-6980 dude, chii, this is a REALLY good idea for people with little kids. not only would the numbers provide an awesome, fun counting game to get them upstairs for bed, the repetitive sight right at eye/stairclimbing level every day would increase their symbol recognition pretty dramatically. plus when they got older I could see some simple math games evolving! there is no better way to encourage arithmetic aptitude than just having the concepts around for play. letters could also be a good idea, but they wouldn't provide the interactivity of math. dude, chii, this is a REALLY good idea for people with little kids. not only would the numbers provide an awesome, fun counting game to get them upstairs for bed, the repetitive sight right at eye/stairclimbing level every day would increase their symbol recognition pretty dramatically. plus when they got older I could see some simple math games evolving! there is no better way to encourage arithmetic aptitude than just having the concepts around for play. letters could also be a good idea, but they wouldn’t provide the interactivity of math.

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