Jillian has been learning lots of sight words in kindergarten. The teacher sent home the first list of 20 words in January and the children practiced them until they knew them. They are each tested individually based on when they are ready so they are all on different lists. There are 11 total.
Jillian struggled a bit with the first couple of lists but once she got the hang of it she progressed quickly through all 11 lists. She has been asking for a way to earn the Princess & the Frog so Christian told her on Tuesday night that when she passed off list 11 she could get her movie. She was working on list 9 at that time. She passed list 9 on Wednesday & got list 10 which she passed on Thursday & got list 11 which she passed today. That's 60 words in three days!!
I have her write each word and then I make two flash cards for each word. We sit around and play go fish with the words. This has been a really good way for her to learn them & not get too bored. Carter loves to play with us too so he now knows about 4 words from each of her lists, added bonus!
Boy was Jillian proud when she got home from school wearing her medal for passing all 11 lists!! Carter was very taken with it also & they took turns wearing it all day. She is always so good about sharing with him, thank goodness because he is really good at demanding that she does!!!
So guess what they watched for rest time today!
5 comments:
That is awesome! Congratulations Jillian! Your life seems so full and exciting. I can't believe your daughter is 6! You are encouraging me to be more fun about holidays too!
Thanks, I always feel like everyone is doing more than us & having more fun. The holidays have really gained importance as the kids have gotten older. Can't get away with nothing anymore. Jillian was so looking forward to the leprachan comming into her classroom & when she came home & said it didn't I felt bad. Those were the best days of school, making traps!! Now it's just work, work, work!!
Congrats Jillian!!!! That sounds like so much work. Is school ever fun anymore like it was for us?
It is a lot of work & I know it will only get worse. Nope, no more fun. No playtime, no painting, no snack even! That's all I remember about kindergarten.
Great job Jilly!!! We are so proud of you. I hope you have been enjoying your movie. Can't wait to see you again! We love you. Love, Uncle Conan, Aunt Sierra, Tennyson and Asher
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