Learning

I love watching the kids learn something. Watching K learn to read and write is just amazing me right now. I don't know why it is so amazing when she is the third child. B learned differently, without phonics and did not learn to write words the way that K is doing. E learned this way, but being a boy he only did it at school when he had to. K loves it and writes words all the time. It amazes me when I find something that she has written without asking anyone how to spell.

She bought a diary with some of her birthday money. I thought it was crazy--she wanted it because of the cute cat on the front and it cost 10$. But it was her money and I let her. I hope that I am able to keep this little book forever. I can't tell you how sweet it is already. Here is one page from the beginning. It says "It is nis(nice) her (here) en (in) this hows (house). Then on the other page she has written some of her sight words from school.

Yesterday I moved the chalkboard to the other side of the room with her dolls and animals that she plays school with. She has been playing school since B let her have the chalk board in her room.

This is what was written on the board last night. Welckam to my klasroom.

Sometimes she is so cute it can almost make up for the screaming fits she has in the mornings. Almost...