I live in a big house.
This the first yellow sentence that Katherine has been practicing for homework this week. Per teacher instructions, we’ve been practicing my speaking and Katherine’s writing of half a dozen simple sentences. Goal is for Katherine to learn the usage of specific words (in, your, etc.) and to learn to spell common words correctly.
Tonight’s discussion went like this:
CC: OK, Katherine, pencil down. Listen. First sentence is “I live in a big house.”
Katherine: Mom, the teacher says it with more expression.
CC: Fine. I live IN a Big house!
Allison (walking by): I Live IN A BIG HOUSE!
Katherine slams door shut and writes sentence.
Katherine is really digging her homework packet activities. Part of this has to do with her new big, white desk which is fully outfitted with teacher-suggested materials. She must have spent 30 minutes on Saturday just staring at her desk, re-aligning her pencil cups and arranging other items.
Allison’s desk arrives this weekend. We’ve cleared out a space in her room for the same exact desk, with almost the same exact materials. Allison is also practicing her math facts. She threw dice tonight, jumped up and down and then would exclaim the answer. She also tried to spell out the sentences – but needed a bit more help as expected.
Next packet has to do with Historical Halloween. We’re going to have a lot of fun doing research and finding just the right person for Katherine to represent at school for Halloween.