I Can Retire Now

My Fifi has taught herself to type simply by...well...typing. She's a real list-driven child. Our goal over the next 6-odd years will be to help her spend near as much time doing her work as she does making a list about it. *mumble* Of course, I've got to learn how to model that myself, I suppose.

In clearing out some of the unnecessary files from our word processor this evening, I found this document from Fifi:

Learning to Love Books -Week 1 of 3

In this section of the curriculum, we are starting to bring in some good books for the children to read and to develop a love of reading. These books are strictly non-curricular. There are steps that must be followed , but this is an easy way to start you child on a never-ending trip to the library. Let’s begin!

Step One : Prepare. There is nothing more frustrating than a teacher that does not have the slightest clue what to do. Put the books that you should read in a pile, write that list and read the book.

Step Two :Invent some activities that you can do with the child . That can range from doing a coloring page to spending a week in colonial times.

Step Three: Read the book with liveliness , put the voices of the characters to their face and do gestures . Every bit of description helps.

I'm great with Step Three. I'm trying not to take One and Two too personally. *smile*

At the end of it, she had started a list of reading tasks for her little sisters.

So, maybe it's time I take up golf?