Two things (original) (raw)

First off, the other day I asked Ana to write various cursive letters. All lowercase - frankly, I'm not worried about capitals. In a pinch, she can really use the print capitals, I swear, nobody will care. But we'll work on 'em next year, anyway.

I wanted to see which ones she knows without seeing them. She was frustrated at the results, but I was pretty happy - she knows 12 without even trying, and there's eight that just need a little work (that is, she knows what they look like, but she can't do it very neatly or she forgets HOW to form them). And two of the other group are z and x, and that's another set of "Yeah, I don't really care"!

Letters she has down pat

a c d e g h i l m n o t

Letters that need a little help

b j p q r s u y

Letters that need more help

f k v w x z

So, lately they've been doing two active things. One, they've been "ice skating" (and no, whatever they say, I am *not* buying them ice skates!), and two they've been "playing soccer".

Ice skating involves sliding on the floor in socks, and occasionally jumping, spinning, and falling on your butt. I assume the falling is optional :)

Soccer involves kicking the ball back in forth in the back alley while shouting "I'm open!", and if they decide they want to make a goal they confer and then one of them kicks the ball at the nearest fence while the other one stays a discreet distance behind and then alternates between throwing up her arms in defeat and applauding.

This is, naturally, the cutest thing EVAH.

Tags: daily stuff, education, family, writing
I'm feeling: cheerful