Thursday, September 25, 2014
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
So impressed with E's kindergarten education so far!!!
Sept. 14, 2014
As I'm cutting E's pancakes this weekend:
E: So if you make one vertical line and one horizontal line then you have quarters, right?!
Mama: (as jaw drops and hits the table) Well, yes, yes you do.
E: And if you make just one vertical line then you get halves, right?
Mama: (nodding speechless)
E: So if you make one vertical line and one horizontal line then you have quarters, right?!
Mama: (as jaw drops and hits the table) Well, yes, yes you do.
E: And if you make just one vertical line then you get halves, right?
Mama: (nodding speechless)
I'm seriously impressed w his first week of kindergarten math instruction! Wow!!
Way to go, city schools !!!
Sept. 24, 2014
Tonight on our family bike ride:
E: Personification is a long word, right Mama?
Mama: Yes, it sure is. Do you know what it means?
E: When animals talk.
Mama: Pretty much. : 0
Mama: Yes, it sure is. Do you know what it means?
E: When animals talk.
Mama: Pretty much. : 0
Again, way to go kindergarten teachers!! Impressive work. Three weeks into school and he has learned so so much!!!
Then as we're eating at a diner tonight E sees news on the TV and he points.
E: Is that movie non-fiction?
Mama: Well, yes, I guess it kind of is.
E: Because then it's true facts. That looks like non-fiction.
Mama: It's called news though. It's not a movie. It's for grown ups.
E: Is that movie non-fiction?
Mama: Well, yes, I guess it kind of is.
E: Because then it's true facts. That looks like non-fiction.
Mama: It's called news though. It's not a movie. It's for grown ups.
Is it possible he hasn't seen news before?! We never watch tv at home (except for movies or netflix). Wow. Things I don't think of until we're in an odd situation like this...
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Monday, December 2, 2013
chatting in the car... about classical music, and how the radio works
Driving on Sunday.
E: My want some music please.
Mama: Okay. (and I turn on a radio folk rock station)
E: My want something calm. My want violin and piano music, Mama.
Mama: Okay. (and I change the dial to our local classical station where they are announcing the next piece.)
Music begins.
E: My hear violin.
Mama: That's a cello.
E: Where the piano? (piano begins shortly after this.)
E: My hear the piano behind the cello. Now my hear the violin behind the piano.
(And he was totally right!)
He has such an ear!! I love the fun conversations we have. :)
After the piece is over he starts chatting again.
E: Mama, how music get in cars?
Mama: That's a very good question.
E: My think there buildings with big poles. Lotta people work machines in the buildings. The people make the machines go on and turn the machines off for music in cars.
I ask J about this when we get home. Apparently E was asking him about how radio worked about 6! months ago and J gave him a very general answer. E's explanation seems to be what he remembered from J talking to him about it way back when!!!
So interesting!!
E: My want some music please.
Mama: Okay. (and I turn on a radio folk rock station)
E: My want something calm. My want violin and piano music, Mama.
Mama: Okay. (and I change the dial to our local classical station where they are announcing the next piece.)
Music begins.
E: My hear violin.
Mama: That's a cello.
E: Where the piano? (piano begins shortly after this.)
E: My hear the piano behind the cello. Now my hear the violin behind the piano.
(And he was totally right!)
He has such an ear!! I love the fun conversations we have. :)
After the piece is over he starts chatting again.
E: Mama, how music get in cars?
Mama: That's a very good question.
E: My think there buildings with big poles. Lotta people work machines in the buildings. The people make the machines go on and turn the machines off for music in cars.
I ask J about this when we get home. Apparently E was asking him about how radio worked about 6! months ago and J gave him a very general answer. E's explanation seems to be what he remembered from J talking to him about it way back when!!!
So interesting!!
name change... ;)
For the record Eli now wants to be called:
"Kooky duty kemosabi crunchy munchie car van speedboat, motorboat, flatbed, mahna mahna, ducks say quack quack,
knock knock on the kayak!"
And you better get it right bc he'll certainly know if you leave out one of the words. He has is down and thinks it's the best nickname ever. Oh my! Cracks me up!!! ;)
And just some random cute photos... since I'm so behind in my posting and writing...
"Kooky duty kemosabi crunchy munchie car van speedboat, motorboat, flatbed, mahna mahna, ducks say quack quack,
knock knock on the kayak!"
And you better get it right bc he'll certainly know if you leave out one of the words. He has is down and thinks it's the best nickname ever. Oh my! Cracks me up!!! ;)
And just some random cute photos... since I'm so behind in my posting and writing...
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