Reading the Classics

So, little L is plugging through the first grade. I really am a crappy teacher because I do not enjoy it like I should, however it IS fun and encouraging to see her making great progress, especially in her reading!

Because we are SUCH highly sophisticated people, I've started her reading the classics. The classics of Dr. Seuss that is :) And she loves them! They are great beginners books, have a lot of repetition, good pictures, and are really long. To be honest, with her looks and crazy personality the child could be in a Dr. Seuss book herself!

Not sure why these are sideways, but these are the books she's reading!

Now, I haven't read Dr Seuss since I was a child. I know that he's great, his books are GREAT for beginning readers, but... I couldn't help but find some of the pictures in his books just a tad disturbing!

Okay, so this thing is a bit odd, but get a load of Jim!! Maybe it's too tiny in this picture but trust me, little Jim is SCARY and EVIL looking!

And... what can I say. What are all these guys all doing in bed together?? It doesn't say, but I bet one of them has a rubber band ;)

My sister sent these "old" books (plus a lot more!) a while back and they are PERFECT also! In her Language Arts Ella is learning about long vowels and there is at least one book of each, in addition to consonant clusters and other things.

Now, Ella is the type of learner/person that she is totally unmotivated by phonics. The girl needs a STORY, not phonics rules, to get a point! So these books are perfect and she's learning to read them well. And really, the whole POINT of phonics is so that you can read, so as long as she can read, who cares about phonics?

Danger Ranger, after being read a good night story...