The best way to get Isaac to learn something is to associate it with an animal. For instance names of countries and their locations on the map is being learnt a lot quicker when he knows the national animal/bird of that country!
So we are trying a few words with Isaac and we got into what he was eating and how it was different from a few friends.
Me: Isaac you are a non-vegetarian because you eat fish and chicken. Dhruv is a vegetarian because he does not
Isaac has a blank look on his face
A couple days into trying this and no improvement to the blank face and I decided to change strategy.
Me: Isaac, the giraffe eats tree leave, panda bear eats Bamboo and so they are herbivorous ... Cheetah eats gazelle and Lion eats zebra so they are carnivorous.
A change in the look!
A few days later
Me: Isaac is eating fish - so Isaac is a non-vegetarian. Dhruv does not eat fish and chicken, so Dhruv is ....
Long pause
Isaac: 'Herbivorous?'
A few days later, Ziva is happily stuffing her face with egg.
Isaac squeals: ' Ziva is eating egg. Ziva is a non-vegetarian!'
I could hear 'hallelujah' 's in my head
So we are trying a few words with Isaac and we got into what he was eating and how it was different from a few friends.
Me: Isaac you are a non-vegetarian because you eat fish and chicken. Dhruv is a vegetarian because he does not
Isaac has a blank look on his face
A couple days into trying this and no improvement to the blank face and I decided to change strategy.
Me: Isaac, the giraffe eats tree leave, panda bear eats Bamboo and so they are herbivorous ... Cheetah eats gazelle and Lion eats zebra so they are carnivorous.
A change in the look!
A few days later
Me: Isaac is eating fish - so Isaac is a non-vegetarian. Dhruv does not eat fish and chicken, so Dhruv is ....
Long pause
Isaac: 'Herbivorous?'
A few days later, Ziva is happily stuffing her face with egg.
Isaac squeals: ' Ziva is eating egg. Ziva is a non-vegetarian!'
I could hear 'hallelujah' 's in my head
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