Lily has decided to become Lindsey Stirling. For weeks she’s been carrying around her violin, everywhere, playing at will. She dances and plays, sings, and does whatever comes to mind, whether music is playing or not. She’s even held a few concerts, where she’s generated invitations and tickets, has guests come and be her audience. […]
Writing, Spelling, Generating Words
This past week we have seen Lily increasingly working out how to write/spell/create words. She’s choosing to read when she wants to know what something says, she’s using phonics (sounding what she can) and asking for help with digraphs. One of my favorite parts of watching this development, knowing how little guidance or instruction is […]
Writing
We went to breakfast this morning; Lily was given a color sheet by the waitress. She seemed very interested in the activities on the sheet, and deciding what she wanted to eat. She spent some time coloring in the various items presented, and then she decided to write on the “plate” (part of the coloring […]
Writing
We went to breakfast this morning; Lily was given a color sheet by the waitress. She seemed very interested in the activities on the sheet, and deciding what she wanted to eat. She spent some time coloring in the various items presented, and then she decided to write on the “plate” (part of the coloring […]