A Smile Says it All

This morning, to my delight, I found Matthew

sitting at the kitchen table

w r i t i n g

a "Bob Book". 

 

My 7 year old son,

without any

prompting,

                pleading,

or pushing

from me,

is 

w r i t i n g

 for fun.

 

Yes, he has a way to go with spelling and grammar

BUT

in a classroom he might be starting to get the idea

that he is

getting behind

and that he

CAN'T

write.

 

Reading and writing at home though is fun and low-key. 

I'm proud of him

and

I'm also proud of myself. 

My natural tendency is to look for mistakes

and figure out how to fix them. 

Today, however, I smiled and simply enjoyed the thrill of his accomplishment.

His smile says it all!

Matt's Bob Books (with Mommy's Edited Version for ease of reading)

Bob Book
I begin ....
(his way of "starting")

Bob sat  It was hot
Bob had a tall hat
but Bob was hot
Bob had a big "X"
on his hat        the end

(The little man has a hat with an "X" on it!)

Next bob book

Sarah

had a big

pool  Sarah

went fishing

the end

by Matt