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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Belly or.....?

This is our 21st year of homeschooling! It's a lifestyle we love. I've taught (or watched as they taught themselves) seven children to read.  I have a few tried and true tricks. For instance, I've taken parts of the various phonics programs we've used to create our own program. Kids often confuse lower case b and d. 



With EIGHT children I've told them "B says Buh - and has a  Big Belly"....and they've bought it. When they've confused "b" and "d".....I've simply reminded them that b has a belly.  

"Which one has the B elly - remember it says buh".

 No one has EVER questioned this.

Mini me is learning her alphabet. She got stuck. I said, "Which one has a buh buh belly?" 

She responded by pointing to "b," "This one has a buh buh belly." Just as I was about to congratulate her she continued, "But, Mom, this one (pointing to the "d" has a buh buh butt."  

I was stunned! I later told our 25 yo daughter, Bre, and she told me she'd always wondered about that when I shared the trick. What in the world? 

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11 comments:

  1. Jen 2/22/2011 3:06 PM

    Actually I am surprised they didn't just say the d was standing in a different direction with it's belly. :-)

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  2. Vicky2/22/2011 3:08 PM

    Hilarious!

    Maybe you could point out that D has a d - d - d - derriere!

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  3. Linda2/22/2011 4:01 PM

    Stacia was just brave enough to actually say it! :)

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  4. momma242/22/2011 4:23 PM

    I love it when they surprise us with things like that. :)

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  5. DeEtta @ Courageous Joy2/22/2011 5:37 PM

    LOL - Great idea Vicky.

    Jen - well you have a point but since the point was the way the letters stand they seemed to buy it easily enough.

    Yep - that's what Bre said too, Linda.

    I love the surprises too!

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  6. Renee2/22/2011 6:28 PM

    my trick was always: bed

    you take the letters and write it in a basic drawing....

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  7. Stephanie2/22/2011 6:46 PM

    that is too cute!! Faith has issues with b and d. I am *so* going to tell her the belly thing and see if works (and to see if she says anything else. ha!)

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  8. Jennifer2/22/2011 7:00 PM

    Thanks for the buh-buh-belly laugh! :)

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  9. Ev2/23/2011 6:02 AM

    I thought the same thing - the d is just standing backwards. I like the "butt" idea from Stacia :)

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  10. Herding Grasshoppers2/23/2011 11:14 AM

    Renee said it first...

    bed

    write it out and it looks like a bed with a headboard and footboard.

    Julie

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  11. Cynthia3/04/2011 5:48 PM

    HAHAHA. That's HILARIOUS :)

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