This week I finished reading "Little House in the Big Woods" to 4th standard and "Charlotte's Web" to 5th standard. By some coincidence, both within the same week. Or by some destined fate or will of nature, because volunteers arrived today bringing us the new books I'd requested. Hurray, Hurray.
I wish I had pictures of the children's faces while they're listening to me, pensive or enthralled. Reading to them officially marks my favorite part of the day. When Charlotte the Spider died, Ebenezer blurted out, "Ma'am, why are you crying?" Why indeed? I tried to hide it. It wasn't so much E. B. White's way with words as the fact that we were finishing our journey through the book, fifth standard and I. And they had understood it, although it did at times necessitate mimicking animal voices, wild gesturing, and chalk drawings on my part.
I loved it when Harikrishnan called out "look, it's Charlotte!" when a spider crawled across his book. I love how V. Vijay calls our reading "the Wilbur book."
In other disconnected glimpses of the week:
S. Vishva at math "home"work (all of which gets done at school, under supervision, and ensuring that everyone's completed it before leaving).
Why use one book when you can use two?
Our choir at practice.
Gokulraj with his fake plastic teeth. Why? Is anyone calling him dramatic?
First standard in the office. How do I love MATH-U-SEE? Let me count the ways...
Manimaran, Aravind, and Chanduru.
I wish I had pictures of the children's faces while they're listening to me, pensive or enthralled. Reading to them officially marks my favorite part of the day. When Charlotte the Spider died, Ebenezer blurted out, "Ma'am, why are you crying?" Why indeed? I tried to hide it. It wasn't so much E. B. White's way with words as the fact that we were finishing our journey through the book, fifth standard and I. And they had understood it, although it did at times necessitate mimicking animal voices, wild gesturing, and chalk drawings on my part.
I loved it when Harikrishnan called out "look, it's Charlotte!" when a spider crawled across his book. I love how V. Vijay calls our reading "the Wilbur book."
In other disconnected glimpses of the week:
S. Vishva at math "home"work (all of which gets done at school, under supervision, and ensuring that everyone's completed it before leaving).
Why use one book when you can use two?
Our choir at practice.
Gokulraj with his fake plastic teeth. Why? Is anyone calling him dramatic?
First standard in the office. How do I love MATH-U-SEE? Let me count the ways...
Manimaran, Aravind, and Chanduru.
I know many home schooling Moms who love Math U See. I am glad that it is working for your students.
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