Homework

Tonight I was trying to help Lily with her homework. The assignment was for me to help her understand what her teacher calls the K and C rules. K before e, i, or Y. C before a, o, or u.

I began to explain. Lily's response is:

sometimes c borrows the ssss sound from s. but, the s doesn't mind because the c gives it back when she is done. They are really good friends. Sometimes the c spends the night at the s's house. s likes to share she is really nice.

Sometimes I feel like I have to stand on my head and juggle fire to get that girl to listen to me. Every other word out of my mouth starts Lily on a monologue. She has an enormous imagination, which I am sure is good. I think perhaps it is her imagination which is blocking her receptive language cortex.

I gave her a bath, did the two other homeworks, then we went back to the k and c explanation. She already understood the concept and I guess this was the reason she didn't want to hear it again. I let her explain it to me and then I put her to bed, only 45 minutes past her bedtime. At least her homework was done. And I am thankful that in Kindergarten there is only homework on Tuesdays. Yeah!