B Week in Review

Yesterday at church, my husband entertained Emma by writing letters on the Magnadoodle and having her name them. We discoved that she knew the entire alphabet. Once again I'm feeling both extremely proud of her and a little bit useless myself. :) But I take comfort in knowing that she only knows lowercase a and b, and she only knows the sounds for a handful of letters. So we will continue on. Also, we're having fun!

Seeing and saying the names and sounds of the letter are easy for Emma--she is a quick memorizer. And the repetition works well. Reading is also a big hit, but that is no surprise either, considering we are total bookworms at this house. The letter books are adding more variety than our current collection. Writing continues to be a bust for Emma's little hands. But she is beginning to draw some actual shapes--a circle here, a triangle there--so we will keep trying.

Cooking is probably our favorite. Not only does it yield some delicious snacks, but we're having a marvelous time mixing. Art project are hit-or-miss, probably because I haven't really done too many of them with Emma before. She really enjoyed the butterfly this week, though, perhaps because she has a pair of butterfly pajamas that are her favorite. :) Our "Do" activities seem to be a bit hit-or-miss as well, depending on what I think up. I will have to be a little bit better about brainstorming.