In my Valentine's post I mentioned that I let Lila sign her own Valentine's for her class and that I was kicking myself for not taking a picture. Yes, some of them were illegible, but several of them were totally her name!
A few weeks before this, we were upstairs drawing on her chalkboard when I hear, "H...I made an H mommy." I look over and this is what I see.
I asked her if she just wrote that and to show me how she did it.
She proceeded to make "3 H's". I was impressed, but didn't think too much of it, other than I did go and grab the camera to take pictures! :)
Since then, Lila will be drawing on her easel or coloring on her paper and tell me she is going to write her name, or I will just find where she did. Many times she writes it and then proceeds to squiggle all over it. About 2 months ago(yes, I am behind on my posts) I hear her yelling about something. (I was in the kitchen and just thought she was playing in the living room.) I go in to see what all the fuss was about and this is what I found.
She was frustrated because her marker was going out, which is why you see 2 a's here. She kept trying to make it write. This is not the best I have seen, but is the only one I have been able to catch a photo of before she messes it up. I guess I was just impressed because it's not like I have been working with her on writing her name. The only time we did was the day we signed her Valentine cards.
I also LOVE to get notes sent home like this from school:
You can't see it here, but apparently Lila has been tracing her number pages often. I didn't think too much about it because she does this at home, but her teacher found it noteworthy, so I will take it!
I have no idea, so please tell me...is it time to start teaching a 2 1/2 year old to write? AAAHHH..that is a lot of pressure!
2 comments:
She is doing GREAT!!!!!!! Developmentally she is not ready to write, but writing she is so just nurture it. I wouldn't push it at all, but just help her and encourage her. You can buy those books where they can trace the lines. We bought Jemma a leapster gadget which outlines the letters and you follow those lines, but I would just keep letting her do it. She has got it so I wouldn't push it at all. That is really awesome!
Wow mom! I think that little crow is pretty black too! lol As a teacher I know you have a smartie on your hands. ~Shannon M.
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