Cecily launched herself into the realm of og, ug, ag in, un, an, and FROG, TREE, FREE, and other 4 letter words today. And to think, just yesterday I was commenting on a current assessment that she hadn’t yet developed a comprehension that spanned greater than 3 letters. WELL…….. THAT was yesterday. We used the […]
Word Building
Cecily launched herself into the realm of og, ug, ag in, un, an, and FROG, TREE, FREE, and other 4 letter words today. And to think, just yesterday I was commenting on a current assessment that she hadn’t yet developed a comprehension that spanned greater than 3 letters. WELL…….. THAT was yesterday. We used the […]
Friction, Fly Eyeballs, and Staring Contests
Today Lily learned that flies don’t have teeth. She also learned they spit on solid food to make it turn into a liquid, because their tongues are like straws. Flies don’t have stingers either, but Hobo Spiders bite. She was a Pest Investigator (see website – http://www.pestworldforkids.org/index.html ) We played all the games, which gave […]
What's Your Name Today?
Madeline Super Martian Robot Girl Super Martian Robot (strong, climbing, fast) Girl…. and other adjectives often tacked on after “girl”. Luis Bunny Madeline/Luis/Little Fish… and Angie is Noodah and Ms. Bell… Papa is Dayduh (Star Trek on both the Noodah and Dayduh…) — London is Genevie (from Genevieve on Madeline) Not to be missed – […]
Super Dead Fish
Jessica, the 7 year old gold fish ($.12 feeder) is dead. BUT… Take heart.. She’s not just dead… She’s SUPER DEAD! Lily identified the fish as, well, not breathing nor moving a couple of mornings ago. We’d expected this and moved her to her own tank for the duration. She was rather old, […]
Super Dead Fish
Jessica, the 7 year old gold fish ($.12 feeder) is dead. BUT… Take heart.. She’s not just dead… She’s SUPER DEAD! Lily identified the fish as, well, not breathing nor moving a couple of mornings ago. We’d expected this and moved her to her own tank for the duration. She was rather old, […]
Words, Words, Everywhere Words
Cecily is now not only recognizing some words (written), but is creating them. She regularly indicates the initial sounds and their letters of words as she chooses, and will ask for more information about the words sometimes. She is putting together patterns, similarities, and exceptions… and states her thoughts about each. Words that she’s familiar […]
Her Evening Canopy
She’s learning about the pictures and art in our night sky. We use a projector and software called Stellarium. Tonight she talked with Russ about the consistency and makeup of the planets. Russ would you please add some detail to her descriptions of planet specifics?
Great, Great Grandma Forbes Wears Again!
Grandma & Grandpa (Russ’s side) gave Lily a sweater this Christmas that came from deep within the family. Mary Forbes made Russ a sweater many years ago and now, Bugz is wearing it. She is aware that Papa’s great grandma made it for him, and her rationalization was, “So, it’s really old”. She comprehends the […]
EarWings
“I want some earwings, so my ears can fly!!” This, after looking through a catalog that came in the mail, which, apparently had some earrings on display that she liked. 🙂