Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Another pirate card & learning to read



I love this stamp set! This card is a belt buckle card. I'm going to have Isaac write his thank you notes himself. There are about a dozen to do, which is a lot for a 5-year old. We'll see how that goes.

Right now he's not as excited about writing as he is about reading. He just read his first Dick & Jane book recently. He was so excited and felt so empowered he could hardly sit still. It was almost like I could see the lights go on in his mind as he understood the written words. What a privilege it is to teach another human being to read!!!

Speaking of learning to read, I bought Isaac "The Electric Company" on DVD. Remember that show on PBS in the 70's? It helped me learn to read and now it's helping my kids. I love that show!! What a walk down memory lane it was, the first time I watched it with them. Anyone remember the segment called, The Adventures of Letterman? "Faster than a rolling o, stronger than silent e, able to leap capital T in a single bound! It's a word, it's a plan, it's Letterman!!" They don't make shows like that anymore. What a shame! Thank goodness for DVD's!

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