The Little Guy - who will be 5 1/2 on September 30th as he told someone the other day - is an amazingly smart almost-kindergartner. He has been in school since he was 2 3/4 years old and has been a sponge since he was 2 3/4 days old. I could spend a lot of time bragging about his amazing knowledge, but I will shorten it by telling you about his passion for reading. (Seriously, I don't know where he gets it . . . and he loves puzzle books . . . I know, crazy!) He was the only non-kindergartner to be reading chapter books this year at school and he was allowed to bring one home to finish this summer. Here it is . . .
What's funny is they want him to read slowly and then "journal" about each chapter when what the kid really wants to do is fly right through it. We went to the library yesterday and he picked up a bunch of new books (all Berenstein Bears, his favorite) and he has read them all - including one of them being a chapter book.His passion this summer is baseball. He loves the Diamondbacks, of course, and knows all the players and their positions. JP is playing catch with him but he has a long way to go . . . .
Friday was his last day of school and they had a little music presentation. Here he is "going on a lion hunt."
And here he is doing the Minuet in F with one of his classmates and her sister who is a tad older than Pickle.
He is a very sensitive boy and was very sweet with this little one . . . probably sweeter than he would have been with his sister!
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I cannot believe he is already reading chapter books at such a young age! I will begin teaching third grade next year and have this book in my classroom for my students. Writing about what he reads will help you see what he is retaining/remembering! :-) If you need any other book ideas I would be glad to share.
Kelli Beason
Greg's wife, Jennifer's daughter in law
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