I love summer holidays! We typically spend them at the pool complete with all the menu requirements of a cook-out: burgers, brats, hotdogs, strawberries, sweet corn and watermelon. This Memorial Day there were some issues with opening the pool, so we had to succumb to an indoor party. But this lead to playing games, specifically Apples to Apples.
I have a nephew who just finished first grade and was home visiting from Tennessee. The last time we played this game, which would have been Christmas, Brooks was with a partner because many of the cards he could not read, and he needed help.
But not this time! Now, that he "is second grader" he got to play by himself. He didn't need any help. It was so much fun not only watching him read the cards, but watching him think through his choices. Watching him use his reasoning skills to decide which card was the best answer.
One round he had the card snow cones and he played that card. The next round was the word delicious.
"Oh man!" he said.
"What's the matter?" I asked.
"I should have saved snow cones for this one, because they are delicious!"
Although it was a summer holiday with no pool, I had a great time watching my nephew think - it must be the teacher in me!
Ah...I remember doing the same with my nephew...what fun to watch them grow and learn...and yes, you will always look through the eyes of a teacher. He must be a smart little boy...delicious is not an easy word. So glad you had fun...even if the pool was not ready. Jackie http://familytrove.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteI love Apples to Apples and what a joy to see the huge growth in your nephew. He must be so proud of himself, joining the word of big kids who read.
ReplyDeleteOur family loves Apples to Apples! We laugh and laugh when we play! It's definitely fun when the youngest members of families start playing games on their own. :-)
ReplyDeleteSuch fun and accomplishment that your nephew must have felt being able to "play on his own". It is delightful to watch these young ones go through the thought process - it's like you can actually see the wheels turning.
ReplyDeleteYour nephew must have felt so proud, and big! Second graders are awesome, and he's not even there yet! So glad you got to spend time with him, Leigh Anne.
ReplyDeleteWhat fun! Love Apples to Apples - no matter what age, they/we always have fun!
ReplyDeleteFamily game time always brings such smiles, yet is often hard to schedule into our busy lives! Sorry for no pool, it just doesn't seem Memorial Day without it! We had to go without too because with this lovely winter, a pipe burst at our local pool but they didn't find out until they filled the pool! Hopefully another weekend soon.
ReplyDeleteIt is great to watch the wheels turning when someone is thinking. Sounds like you had a great time.
ReplyDeleteSo much fun! My youngest nephew is heading off to college, but then there is the next generation of readers already happening! Are you already on summer vacation?
ReplyDeleteSmiling!
ReplyDeleteIt was fun to read how much your nephew has grown in first grade. I guess it is impossible to turn off the teacher brain even when on summer holidays.
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