Between kids going on camping trips, kids who don't attend on Fridays, a girl going to her grandma's after school, a boy taking a LEGO Robotics class after school... well, I ended up with three kids this afternoon. That's a very small group, if you should wonder.
Drew is five. He turned five in August, so he's really young. Can't say he isn't ready for school, though. Smart little guy.
We were having our snack this afternoon, graham crackers and applesauce.
The kids were offered a choice of plain or cinnamon. He tilted his head and said, "I like cinnamon applesauce. The regular kind is sort of bland, don't you think?"
I told him that I like applesauce without cinnamon, but that cinnamon definitely adds some taste.
He was kicking his feet and dipping his crackers in the applesauce and eating them, looking at the back of the graham cracker box while he munched. Suddenly he stopped.
"Well that's an interesting combination," he said.
I asked him, "What?"
He turned the box around to show me the recipe and photo on the back. Pictured was a graham cracker with two slices of apple on top, a piece of cheddar cheese melted over the top.
"Who eats that?!?" he said, rolling his eyes. Before I could formulate an answer, he said scornfully, "Foodies."
::snicker:::
Later, we were outside when Colette noticed a squirrel near the fence behind the swings. "Look! It's a squirrel! I'm going to go say hi!"
"You're going to have to be careful," Drew told her. "Squirrels are very sensitive."
"I know how to be quiet," she told him loftily. And then ran toward the squirrel shouting, "Hiiiii squirrel!!!"
He disappeared through the chain link fence and off into the trees on the other side. I don't know if he ran because he was sensitive or because he suddenly had business elsewhere.
Kids are funny just about everywhere, apparently.
I worry about my grandson, a 5 year old, currently in Kindergarten. He is very immature and doesn't speak well at all, doesn't eat more than a couple of items and just flat doesn't know what even most 5 year olds would know. To top that off, second week of school he broke his arm on the playground (ulna & radius) and his teacher didn't see what happened. He WAS very excited about school and since he wasn't learning at home, I hoped it would be good for him. Now he doesn't want to go. *sigh
ReplyDeleteAww the poor little guy, that's awful.
DeleteI have another 5 year old in my program who is the opposite of Drew in almost every way. Very very young 5, doesn't speak well, seems a little cognitively delayed and really doesn't belong in school yet as far as I can see. He's a sweet little boy, wants 'one more hug and one more kiss, Mom' every morning and he's no trouble for me at all. But I think another year at home would be of benefit to him and others like him, whether they're "learning" or not. Although my personal belief is that you can't stop a child from learning, you still have to give them opportunities to do so. I hope your grandson's arm heals up okay. What a crappy beginning. :(