Am I Smarter Than a Kindergartner?
I must really be in need of some adult interaction. Here’s why:
My husband and I work with my 5 year-old on activities (aside from reading) to help strengthen his vocabulary. One of the activities is a game where we’ll give him a letter and he has to say as many words (no proper names allowed) beginning with that letter. We try to give him more difficult letters. He usually says the words in increments of five. The other night he and I are played. I gave him the letter “D”. Here’s how it went down:
Son: My first word is ‘difficult’
Me: OK
Son: Duck
Me: that was easy but OK you got it
Son: delivery
Me: good word
Son: doo-dee
Me: that is not a real word
Son: yes it is
Me: J, I am telling you that it doesn’t count because it’s a fake work so please choose another.
Son: no I am not choosing another word! (he’s getting upset and yelled this statement)
Me: who are you rasing your voice at? I said it’s not a real word so if you don’t want to pick another one, this game is over!
Son: why isn’t it a real word?
Me: that’s just a word we say to mean a bowel movement
Son: I thought it meant to do your responsibility or job
Me: ooohhhhhhhh. You meant ‘DUTY’
Son: yeah, I know ‘doo-dee’ isn’t a real word. Are you proud of me because I knew that word and you’re a grown-up and didn’t?
Me: shut-up and go sit down somewhere! Nah, give me a hug. I am very proud of you…sorry about that.
True story…I need a friend who doesn’t wear diapers or require me to wipe their behind!
Awwww!!! How adorable… and that is an awesome game! I am going to have to use that one. Goes to show how you can learn from your little one… you now know how to pronounce ‘duty’ in the language of a 5 year old
*Raising hand to volunteer my friendship, I need a friend to… how pathetic is that? LOL*
Comment by Tru3Woman — February 27, 2008 @ 10:56p
Smart kid.
Comment by Nikki — February 28, 2008 @ 5:28p
I love this story Safa! J really is very smart…I mean even in explaining his definition of the word doo-dee, he used some pretty impressive words for a 5 year old.
Reminds me of Ryan at 5. Upon picking him up from Catholic school one day, he began singing I’m a Little Teapot in the car. When I told him I sang the same song when I was five 25 years before, he looked at me wide-eyed and innocent and said, “25 years ago Mommee? Was that before or after Moses came down from the mountain and gave the people the 10 Commandments?!” I told him he was going to be transferred to public school as it was obvious religious teaching was not gonna be good for his long-term health
Comment by Sharon — March 1, 2008 @ 2:31p
Lol!That was so cute!
Comment by Miss Muslimah — March 1, 2008 @ 2:53p
That was defintely funny and cute. you have some smart kid mashallah. Watch out MIT!
Comment by Yasmine — April 3, 2008 @ 4:08p