Spoiled Rotman: Anna Kate, 3.5 years

So, while I do not update on how Anna Kate is doing monthly... I would like to continue to update how she is doing every six months or so. Especially since I have seen so much growth over the summer!

The video below will show how fast Anna is learning. While Madison was very tiny, AK got some extra iPad time, and we chose to introduce a letter/word app, Endless Reader. Through this, she really solidified knowing her letters and recognizing them in lower case and capital form. She also picked up on many sight words- she will now get mail or cards and pick out words like "and, is, & the". She has been writing her name now for a while, and even tries to write other words with some success like, "mom". In the past month, She is also reading words through memorization and/or with help from the pictures. Khan Academy came out with an app called Duck, Duck, Moose. It involves elementary math concepts and has really gotten Anna excited about "doing math". She can now count to twenty and enjoys adding and subtracting (though she obviously doesn't call it this), comparing more and less, and organizing things by size. We also have a few preschool workbooks that she loves to do that we have been practicing in since Maddie's arrival. Lastly, she has been really working on her scissor skills since Nanny gave her a pair. The playroom can almost always be found littered with oddly shaped cut paper, which she then asks me to identify the shape.

AK is now in preschool and for the most part seems to enjoy going! She comes home and tells me about the books, activities, science centers, and what she ate out of her lunch. She is working on making friends and talking to them and we are excited to see how she grows this year. She even comes home and wants to play teacher. When she does, she tells me to "put on my listening ears and stop talking." The teacher poses questions for them during their circle time, and some favorites of mine have been:

What did God create? My baby sister.
What sea creature would you be? A Clown fish.
I feel scared when: I am not scared of anything. (Except her shadow. The dark. Deer. Everything.)
What are you thankful for? My Mommy and Daddy. :)

Here are some photos of just Anna Kate to show what she is really like at 3.5!