Guest guest Posted March 27, 2002 Report Share Posted March 27, 2002 What a great night Kep and I had! My sister took Bethany for several hours and Cam was working, so it was just Kep and I for most of the evening. I decided to start a sight word matching procedure. I made out cards for about 50 cookie cutters from that great 100 piece set that so many of us bought a while back. The first step in the procedure involves me holding up the word and the cutter and asking Kep what it says. Of course, this part was easy! As a reward for staying on task, each time he got one right, we cut out the shape in play-doh. After about 10 minutes it just became a play-doh free-for-all! HE PLAYED PLAY-DOH WITH ME FOR 45 MINUTES!!!!!!!! He sat at the table and played appropriately the entire time. Holy smokes it was so much fun! He was letting me play WITH him and he was laughing. It was one of those moments that I will hold in my heart for a long time. Funny note: When I was making out the cards, I couldn't decide what to write for the gingerbread man. I wasn't sure if Kep would call it man, boy, or person. So, I asked him what it was. He said, " that's Kepler! " LOL. So I put his name on that card. Anyways, great night. Amy H--in Michigan Kepler 4 1/2 ASD and Bethany 6 NT " Harmony breeds ignorance. It is the dissonant chords of life that lead us to wisdom. " ~me _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2002 Report Share Posted March 27, 2002 Doesn't it make you feel good when they interact with you without being forced & are actually enjoying it? It makes my day to get to laugh at or with me. What a great day for you! Tracey > What a great night Kep and I had! My sister took Bethany for several hours > and Cam was working, so it was just Kep and I for most of the evening. I > decided to start a sight word matching procedure. I made out cards for > about 50 cookie cutters from that great 100 piece set that so many of us > bought a while back. The first step in the procedure involves me holding up > the word and the cutter and asking Kep what it says. Of course, this part > was easy! As a reward for staying on task, each time he got one right, we > cut out the shape in play-doh. > > After about 10 minutes it just became a play-doh free-for-all! HE PLAYED > PLAY-DOH WITH ME FOR 45 MINUTES!!!!!!!! He sat at the table and played > appropriately the entire time. Holy smokes it was so much fun! He was > letting me play WITH him and he was laughing. It was one of those moments > that I will hold in my heart for a long time. > > Funny note: When I was making out the cards, I couldn't decide what to > write for the gingerbread man. I wasn't sure if Kep would call it man, boy, > or person. So, I asked him what it was. He said, " that's Kepler! " LOL. > So I put his name on that card. > > Anyways, great night. > > Amy H--in Michigan > Kepler 4 1/2 ASD and Bethany 6 NT > " Harmony breeds ignorance. It is the dissonant chords of life that lead us > to wisdom. " ~me > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2002 Report Share Posted March 28, 2002 In a message dated 3/27/2002 11:55:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, ajhelmuth@... writes: > So, I asked him what it was. He said, " that's Kepler! " LOL. > That's awesome! Print that out and hold it. That's a keeper. G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2002 Report Share Posted March 28, 2002 Oh, wow. Those times are the ones that make it all worthwhile. I wish I could frame it for you. :-) Jacquie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2002 Report Share Posted March 28, 2002 > >Those times are the ones that make it all worthwhile. > >I wish I could frame it for you. :-) I wish you could too! Bethany's going to be gone again tonight, so I think we'll try to play his go fish game or something. I realized that Kep and I haven't had much alone time lately, and we really need that. Bethany is so demanding and if she had been here last night, the whole thing would have gone much differently. She would have tried to 'help' with the procedure, frustrating Kep. Then she would have taken over the play-doh table, directing what needed to be done, sucking up all of my attention. Kep most likely would have given up after 5 minutes, crawled away with the play-doh and eaten it. I've just realized that Kep and I need more time together and I'm going to work very hard to make sure we get it! Amy H--in Michigan Kepler 4 1/2 ASD and Bethany 6 NT " Harmony breeds ignorance. It is the dissonant chords of life that lead us to wisdom. " ~me _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2002 Report Share Posted March 28, 2002 That is so true, Amy. When you have more than one child you sometimes forget that they each need your undivided attention at times. I sometimes miss when it was just me and Ebony. Before I met my dh and remarried, got two step children, and a baby . It was so quiet and relaxing. But I love this too. Good for you and Kep!!! Tamara --- Amy Helmuth wrote: > > > > > > >Those times are the ones that make it all > worthwhile. > > > >I wish I could frame it for you. :-) > > I wish you could too! Bethany's going to be gone > again tonight, so I think > we'll try to play his go fish game or something. I > realized that Kep and I > haven't had much alone time lately, and we really > need that. Bethany is so > demanding and if she had been here last night, the > whole thing would have > gone much differently. She would have tried to > 'help' with the procedure, > frustrating Kep. Then she would have taken over the > play-doh table, > directing what needed to be done, sucking up all of > my attention. Kep most > likely would have given up after 5 minutes, crawled > away with the play-doh > and eaten it. I've just realized that Kep and I > need more time together > and I'm going to work very hard to make sure we get > it! > > Amy H--in Michigan > Kepler 4 1/2 ASD and Bethany 6 NT > " Harmony breeds ignorance. It is the dissonant > chords of life that lead us > to wisdom. " ~me > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN > Hotmail. > http://www.hotmail.com > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2002 Report Share Posted March 28, 2002 I've just realized that Kep and I need more time together > and I'm going to work very hard to make sure we get it! Amy, what a valuable insight! I'm so glad you were able to see that. I've had some similar problems, and in our case the solution for was for her to be at my mothers. For the other kids, it's trying to get a handle on J so he doesn't rule the roost so to speak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2002 Report Share Posted March 28, 2002 Good for you guys, Amy!!!! Penny :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2002 Report Share Posted March 29, 2002 Amy: I think Kep is SO social. I really am not surprised. Sophie says that he is much more playful than Prof. Putter (I think I will have to begin calling him that...) Salli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2002 Report Share Posted March 29, 2002 > >I think Kep is SO social. I really am not surprised. Sophie says that he >is much more playful than Prof. Putter (I think I will have to begin >calling >him that...) Sophie and Bethany like to make Kep the " bad guy " and have him chase them around the house. He doesn't really understand the game, but he does like to chase them. Yesterday, the girls were upset because Kep was not interested in playing at all. And I think Prof. Putter is just perfect for him. Amy H--in Michigan Kepler 4 1/2 ASD and Bethany 6 NT " Harmony breeds ignorance. It is the dissonant chords of life that lead us to wisdom. " ~me _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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