My daughter just finished the last page of A. A. Milne's The House at Pooh Corner with beautiful fluency. The book is bound together with Winnie the Pooh and together the books total 384 pages. I'm so thankful that we dated the book the day we began -- November 3. Ashley truly thought she had been working on it for months longer.
I've always dearly loved the Pooh stories, but there was something really special about sharing the rich character and intricate detail with Ashley.
It turned out to be a treasury of really wonderful quality moments where we laughed over Eeyore's dry humor, Pooh's "thotful" ideas or Rabbit's fussiness. (I'll never tire of reading about Eeyore's birthday. . . and now I have peals of laughter from Ashley to tag to the memory). It may well have been the first "shared" mother-daughter moments we've ever had -- where we both appreciated and enjoyed a thing equally.
It just doesn't get any better than Pooh when it comes to children's literature. Charlotte's Web is a close second, followed by Ramona and Henry Huggins. Anne of Green Gables is way up there, too, but for a slightly older audience. But who knows? Sky's the limit with this homeschooling thing. Maybe in a week or two. . .
Yay Ashley! Yay Sherilyn! That was a great idea Sherily...I think I may try it. I don't think Sydney's reading is as fluent as Ashley's but what a great idea. I love homeschooling for that reason.
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