During the week, our usual routine involves FABJ doing her homework after dinner. Since Christmas, that homework has included spelling homework. ORBJ gets a bit jealous of the lack of attention being given to her, so we try to include her by having her use the spelling word in a sentence. For example:
LBJ: nut
ORBJ: I ate a nut
FABJ: N-U-T
me: *cough* *cough* (I've got a nasty cold at the moment, sadly)
LBJ: pop
ORBJ: I popped a balloon.
FABJ: P-O-P
me: cough ... wheeze ... etc.
LBJ: bin
ORBJ: I've "bin" to Africa
LBJ, me: keeling over with laughter
FABJ: what's so funny?
FABJ is doing well with the spelling tests, held every Friday. Except for the week when she had a meltdown because we didn't read the spelling words in order. Never mind the fact that she couldn't remember the order, only that she knew that we weren't reading them in order. That week, she only got 4 out of 10 words correct, with a note home from her teacher that she really struggled with the test. Now she understands that we give her the words in random order (with ORBJ using the words in a sentence, usually correctly).
LBJ: nut
ORBJ: I ate a nut
FABJ: N-U-T
me: *cough* *cough* (I've got a nasty cold at the moment, sadly)
LBJ: pop
ORBJ: I popped a balloon.
FABJ: P-O-P
me: cough ... wheeze ... etc.
LBJ: bin
ORBJ: I've "bin" to Africa
LBJ, me: keeling over with laughter
FABJ: what's so funny?
FABJ is doing well with the spelling tests, held every Friday. Except for the week when she had a meltdown because we didn't read the spelling words in order. Never mind the fact that she couldn't remember the order, only that she knew that we weren't reading them in order. That week, she only got 4 out of 10 words correct, with a note home from her teacher that she really struggled with the test. Now she understands that we give her the words in random order (with ORBJ using the words in a sentence, usually correctly).
Ok, I don't remember the last time I bin laughing that hard. Go ORBJ!!!! :)
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