Ok once again the limited English is kicking my proverbial (bleep). Everyday after school one of the first questions the boys ask is "School tomorrow?" Well I hadn't thought that far ahead to have a short, non-complicated explanation handy to explain week-ends.
There are just so many things to explain that a person's mind is in a constant spin cycle. I get broadsided so often by the simplest of things and trying to explain them. Guess what there are a lot of things that we do in our everyday life that really defy description or need. Can we say re-evaluate?
Anyway, I took the easy way out for this week-end, showed them the calendar. Explained Saturday as play/house cleaning day and Sunday as church and Alison's birthday party. They soak all the explanations up and wisely nod their heads. It's like talking to dual Yoda's. (Star Wars for those of a certain age). May the force be with us in the days and years to come!
Hey Lori,
ReplyDeleteMy younger daughter, Lily, sings a song from kindergarten to the tune of "This is the Way We..." that sort of explains weekends and might help. It goes something like "What are the days we go to school? Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, too; Thursday, Friday off to school--Monday through to Friday. What the days when there's no school? Saturday and Sunday, too. What are the days when there's no school? Saturday and Sunday." You might also get them a nice, colorful calendar for their bedroom or for the kitchen (there are some really cute ones with stickers) where they can cross off the days leading up to the weekends to help them visualize whether they'll be going to school or not. Glad I found your blog.
Wendy from Philippines Yahoo Group
Wait until you get to winter break. Shella May had a two week break shortly after she got home and had a hard time understanding what that was going to be like.
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