Kindergarten

I know that it is supposed to be wordless Wednesday, but I cannot stay silent. I have to brag just a little bit before I go to bed. I am just so proud. My 5 year old finished his kindergarten level "Hooked on Phonics" today. As in "finito", done with,  completed! That is just cool. I guess we will start first grade tomorrow. (Thank you F. grandparents for buying K, 1st and 2nd in advance)  The last line of the last book he read was a fitting moral for us all. "To get a pal you need to be a pal." I love that they threw that in as a conclusion. Hooked on Phonics not only teaches letters and sounds, sight words and letter blends, but they throw in a moral lesson too! Friend is too hard of a word for the kindergarten level, but pal is right on their level. So, be a pal. 

 I have tried not to be a strict, pushy teacher. I want to be a freedom loving, laid back, hippie of sorts. But, I LOVE TO READ! It is a requirement that Canaan learn how to read. So, this feels like success, like justification that I am doing something right.  Yeah Canaan!!! Yeah me! Now, onward ho ~~~