Natasha wrote her first Thank-you notes today.
She and I practiced the letters in “THANK YOU” (She only wanted to do caps) until I felt they were recognizable, then I drew a straight line in a blank card and she wrote her thank-you on it. Then she decorated all the rest of the inside with stamps and markers.
The writing wasn’t easy. I coached her through each letter— where to start and which direction to move, how to space, and so on— four times.
But she was *very* proud of herself when she was done.
I don’t know if she would have been willing to try if she hadn’t just seen Mr. Rogers write a thank-you yesterday.
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During snuggles tonight Melody was telling me a story and used two “big” words– a couple times, like she was practicing. I didn’t write them down immediately so I lost one. The one I remember is “horrified.”
“He was just horrified,” she articulated, mouthing the word as if it were delicious. There was a huge smile in her voice.