Re: first day of kindergarten and homework!


hschinske@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
-L. wrote:


I sort of agree. Heck, my 2.5 year old does almost that much every
day, with crayons. Of course he can't write well yet, but will sit and
write a series of letters, as I tell him which ones to write. He
sometimes will sit in his chair and "work" for an hour and a half or
more, which includes coloring and writing.

That's a really unusual attention span for that age. It's great that he
can do that, but I wouldn't expect most 2.5-year-olds to be able to do
that, especially on an activity they hadn't chosen themselves.

--Helen

He does choose the activity - he will ask for "paper" and "crayons" and
then "draw" and "letters." He also will sit for 45 minutes or more and
rum on his drum, or play with his guitar by himself. Other people have
commented on his ability to focus on his drum (probably because they
aren't used to the constant drumming! LOL...). I just have sort of
taken it for granted because he entertains himself easily (but often
will ask me to play with him, too).

-L.

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