Friday, November 16, 2012

A Teacher's Dream Come True

This next video clip I'm about to share with you deserves a little set up -

*Jack is reading a book called Pajama Time! by Sandra Boynton.  It's one of Hannah's favorites - we read it almost every night.  While he doesn't have the entire thing memorized, he has the general idea.

*Hannah has impeccable book-handling skills for a 15 month old, if you ask me.

*The bow in her hair?  Jack put that there, and it's the only bow she hasn't immediately taken out.  Oh, and he also put those polka dot socks on her little tootsies.

*Ignore Hannah's temper tantrum.  And the impatient twitch that comes from Jack as a result of said temper tantrum.  It gets better.

*When Hannah starts reading, it's because after Jack read, "Pajammy to the left, pajammy to the right," she knows that the next line is, "Jamma, jamma, jamma, jamma, P! J!"  He forgot - she was trying to remind him.

*Notice that Jack uses the volume of his voice in wonderful, read-aloud fashion.  The text itself calls for this, but remember - he is four.  And he's whispering the end of the book that's meant to help little ones go to sleep.

*I'm completely in love with these two brilliant children.  I know I'm biased.  I'm their mom.  And a teacher.  But seriously?!  Sheer brilliance.  They're marked for greatness.

Enjoy!

{Video: Jack and Hannah, Reading}


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