I hate site words. Not the actually words per se but the method for getting our children to learn them. Last year there were the kindergarten site word lists. The "standard" was they needed to know them by the end of the year. No problem. Well no one told me it was a race. No one told me, not even my non-competitive-when-it-comes-to-academics-kindergartner, that she needed to get her rocket to the moon which I might add is on display for the whole class to see. We would get a list, work on it, send it back when she was ready, pass it off, move to the next list. I thought we were doing pretty well. Oh no! It was a race and my child was not winning this race. Weeellll...not this year. I was determined that we would be done as quickly as possible. We were getting the lists and sending them back the next day signed and ready for testing. I was sure we, I mean she, was doing fabulous and faster than the rest. So notice my surprise when 2 weeks ago I see a kid with a site word king crown on his head. WHAT??!!! How is that even possible? They test once a week and we hadn't even been in school long enough to get all the lists passed off. I started asking questions. The kid didn't know what I was talking about. So I asked the mom of such kid. She said, "Oh you just write on the list what lists she's ready for." Oh... right. Why didn't I think of that? Lack of common sense and 1st time parent of student....who knows!!!! But it was ON now! "K, Taylor we, I mean you, are passing off all remaining 50 words this week. I want to see the crown on your head when I pick you up on Friday. I will dance in the street if I see it." I signed the list with extra lists added to it with not very much confidence. After all it was a lot of words and she was getting stuck on 3 of them. But off my 1st grader went with signed list in hand. I was nervous (see why I hate site words). But tears came to my eyes when I saw this girl walking toward me with the biggest smile on her face. She was the queen for the day!
And I did dance in the street.
And I did dance in the street.
4 comments:
Way to go Tay! Im' so proud of you!
Yeahooo!
But someone did tell you that now she has to work on spelling them all, right?
We're on list F for spelling....I'll be glad to be done too!
It never ends Tanya..there is always the competition for kids, I mean Moms. LOL
Kelly, i know we have to spell them now too. I don't feel as much pressure about the spelling part...at least until I see how many kids are already done. hahah!
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