Dinner Talk

I gave Emmy a bowl of apple slices, and this was our conversation at dinner tonight.

E: Mom, now how many?
M: 4 apple slices.
E: No, 1, 2, (pause), 4, 5
M: What about 3?
E: Oh, 1, 2, 3, 4!
Emmy eats another apple slice.
E: Now, how many mom?
M: Well, let's count them.
E: 1, 2, 3.
M: That's right. 4 take away 1 is 3.
E: Mom, are you tutoring me?

I have been doing private tutoring for almost two years now. Emmy sometimes plays games with us or colors on the whiteboard while we practice math. She knows my teacher talk.