Esmé is, shall we say, a RE-LUUUC-TANT reader and writer, so much so that I occasionally wonder if I’m a delusional parent as far as her abilities are concerned.
And then she writes stuff like this under the menu on the fridge – which, by the way, we had just filled in with “healthy foods that she promises to eat this week.”
There aren’t any Fruit Loops boxes in the kitchen for her to copy off of – honest!
And there are her random 3D creations that I absolutely adore stumbling across. Like this castle made of styrofoam packing and sharp pencils on our bedroom floor:
Or this pet “water bird” made from kitchen tongs and a wooden spatula, complete with a soup ladle to sip water out of:
So, what kind of mischief magic has your little one been creating lately? Come share at 5 Minutes for Special Needs!
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Oh, that is funny.
We don't buy "kid" cereals...the ones loaded with sugar. However, about 6 months ago when M was shopping with her dad, she read the word "POPS" on a cereal box...and got to bring it home. Boy was that a treat...and we had to clarify that it was a one time thing. :)
Hysterical!!!!
We don't usually buy sugar cereals often, maybe a couple of times a year.
I don't know what my Miss Maddy has been up to lately... but I will find out as I am headed over tomorrow to help my son manage things while his wife goes to visit her brother for almost a week.
Miss Esme seems most inventive... and fond of fruit loops. *Ü* Maybe I should take a box to Madison... however her Dad might not like it... oh well I am that Grammy that is what I do.
ToOdLeS.
Extremely creative use of packing materials. Were they being saved for art projects or co-opted? I should keep some of that stuff around!
We only buy sugar cereals 2-3 times a year, too. Esme is too funny!
I wouldn't say that she's a reluctant writer - she's only 4, right?
That's completely normal at age 4!
Now if she was still not wanting to write at age 10, that would be different...
Julieanne
http://www.JoyInOurJourney.com
I was going to say the same thing, Julieanne. I hoped to get Amanda reading by four since my second son started reading that early. I was lamenting her progress and a friend said, "Don't worry until she's nine."
I agree. If she's reading or writing anything at 4, that is great. Kids that age prefer to me more physically interactively active, rather than merely intellectual. She'll read when she wants to. I teach cram school, some of the kids are under age 6. They can write and read perfectly, but only do so when there is a competition, otherwise you'd think they didn't even know the alphabet, they act so slow. My daughter is 4, I haven't taught her to read or write at all, she can almost write her name, and she's been reading. Only thing I did was sing the phonics alphabet sometimes. Kids will pick it up naturally in a family who reads together (aloud). My experience is: don't push too hard, too young or the kids will burn out before they reach 4th grade. My 2 cents worth.
My, but she's a creative one, isn't she? :D
I especially love the water bird -- that's just priceless!
And who wouldn't want a few fruit loops along with all those walnuts and lettuce leaves? Like the way that girl thinks! ;)
~Michelle @ 5MFSN
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