Writing IS fun!

This week, Alex had to write a personal narrative.  At first this seemed a little daunting since he can't stand writing.  So I tried to help him think of fun things to write about.  This was supposed to be personal after all, and who doesn't like to talk about fun times they've had?  I thought I'd post the finished product on here for your enjoyment.  Feel free to comment and make suggestions for improvement!

The Big Championship Game

By Alexander Harbich

It was baseball season.  I was so excited!  My team and I were going to the championships.  We only had 1 loss and 13 wins!  All season I hit the ball.

During the final game, we took the lead.  Then, in the bottom of the fourth inning, there was a terrible downpour!  And boy was I mad!  And I mean M-A-D!  We couldn't finish the game with a bunch of puddles on the field.  What were we going to do?

When the rain stopped, the coaches decided to clean the field with a leaf blower, a pail, a rake, a shovel, and a broom.  Then we went back out on the field to finish the game.

The final score was 6 visitors, 11 home!  We won!  I was filled with glee.  I got a trophy.  We took the water barrel and poured it on Coach Adam!

The End

Alex is also very pleased with his latest art project.  The assignment was to draw an animal and show texture using lines.  He's decided that he's really into huskies, so that's the animal he chose to draw.

We're loving this form of education so far.  Sometimes when he's getting to be whiny about the assignments he has to do, all we have to say is, "Ok, maybe we should call your old school to see if they'll take you back."  His answer is always the same.  "No!  I don't want to go back there!"  I'm glad he loves being home with me so much.  :-)