As is our usual custom, my family has dinner together and breaks down the day. This week both of our kids were looking forward to being back at school after a long Easter weekend. Lucy has been out for over a week due to strep throat and high fever; Adam was just getting a little stir crazy! Adam shared about meal worms and caterpillars joining their classroom, the upcoming Open House at school, his great lunch, and the book fair in the library. Then Lucy started sharing what she was doing at preschool. Oh boy. Keep in mind she is 4 years old....
"We are learning about space this week! Did you know that there are planets that look like circles in the space? There are 9 planets. 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9. See? I can count them on my hands! There are 3 cold planets because they are far, far away from the Sun. There are 3 hot planets because they are very close to the Sun. WE live on the planet called Earth. ALL of the planets are "coooooool" though! (thumbs up) Did you know that stars are not planets? Did you know that the Sun is a star? There is even a planet called Pluto, like Mickey's dog, and it's a cold planet because it's far, far away from the sun. Can I have pudding now?"
I'm pretty sure the rocket ship she made today will not last as long as my memory of her face lighting up as she told me this story. Amazing!
Love it! Lucy's such a great teacher. You'll have to visit the planetarium this summer. Then she could count the planets using her toes since they'll be out. And, by the way, I want some pudding too.
ReplyDelete