spelling bee

an has mastered his alphabets & numbers 1-10 about 2 months back. i’m sure lots of kids are more advanced at the age of 4 but i’m just so proud of his achievement. he can also spell the numbers 1-10 & some of his fav words like fire truck, lorry, car, bus, van, boat, etc. he can’t read as yet but can dictate his fav books by heart. if i happened to skip a passage, he’ll say, “mommy, you forgot to read this part.”

i buy books based on his interest & i’ve noticed that he’s keener to spell & understand the words in those books. he glows when he recognises certain words or when he’s “reading” the story to me.

he knows his colours & shapes as well. one day he was reciting all the shapes to me & then it came to “rhombus.” i asked him what’s “rhombus”. he used both his thumbs & forefingers to form a diamond shape & said, “it’s a diamond shape.”

kids pick up fast these days!