Alex has a beautiful ABC book that I found on one of our vacations last fall. He's loved it ever since we found it. Since then, he's dedicated himself to learning the names of every picture in the book. The 'K' page contains a picture of a Kangaroo, a Key and a Kiwi (fruit). I suppose the authors were trying to challenge children with the two words being so similar. Alex was once perplexed by this page, never having seen an image of a kiwi before. The distiction between 'Key' and 'Kiwi' was one of his favorite challenges in the book.
Yesterday, he conquered 'Kiwi' on his own. He proudly declared the name of the fruit and pointed to it repeatedly. 'Kiwi! Look! Kiwi! But that's a Key!' So this morning, I dashed out to the supermarket to get some milk and fresh fruit, including Alex's reward for having conquered this puzzle. I bought him two kiwis. I showed him the picture in the book and he declared "Kiwi!" and I pulled out a real kiwi. He was thrilled, grabbed the fruit and ran around the living room saying "Kiwi. I got a kiwi."
He wouldn't give it back, so I peeled and cut up the other one for breakfast. He wouldn't eat any pieces, because they were green and not brown like the fruit he held in his hand. Instead, he held tight onto the whole kiwi and bit into it here and there, enjoying the taste of the juice.
The rest of the morning was a challenge in getting this poor mangled kiwi - growing softer with each bite and squeeze - away from an ever stickier Alex.
But no studying yet. Oh well.
May 6, 2009
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