Homework.
Now that Sam is in second grade, his load of homework has increased considerably from what it was last year. He used to have a small packet of homework sent home every Wednesday, with the completed packet due the following Tuesday. Inevitably, we ended up doing it all on Monday night. When you have a first grader, his homework is yours as much as it is his. Maybe more yours. Most of the work, for me, is prodding Sam into getting it done.
This year, he has homework every night Monday through Thursday. The biggest element of his workload is his weekly spelling assignment: to write 10 sentences of at least seven words, each sentence using one of his spelling words for that week. He is actually better about doing the sentences than I expected him to be. But he does them the Sam way. Samples:
I saw a weird, strange floating apple in the room.
Don’t poke your brother with a stick.
It’s fun every Wednesday night to see what he comes up with. Tonight is sentence night, and I can’t wait to see what he will dream up.
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going like sixty says:
Oh please share all his sentences: unless you are saving them for Sam’s Book of Wisdom (which is a helluva an idea, you know!) Or! Start another Blog called Sentences From Sam. Now that would be cool.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 6:02 pm
Karen says:
In the same boat here, we end up doing James’ piano theory and such assignments the 2 nights before he has piano lesson. And this is just kindergarten. I can’t think what it is going to be like in 1st grade but thank you for giving me a glimpse. Can’t wait to see what all sentences Sam comes up with, please share!
Thursday, September 18, 2008 12:06 am
Dana says:
Oh, man, that is so priceless. *I* can’t wait to see what he comes up with next.
Thursday, September 18, 2008 8:12 am
Paul says:
Cherish these moments, m’lady. My youngest is a junior in high school and, for me, those days are gone forever.
Friday, September 19, 2008 11:56 am