Emma experienced a brief and relatively painless round of the flu, it was not unbearable but kept us lying low for a few days. The irony of the situation is those days looked the most like some people's normal school days. We played endless games of cards, Cooties, Monopoly and other board games. I was excited for her because she had a really good grasp on being the banker in Monopoly. She seemed to really enjoy paying me and even more so taking my money. She did a great job of combing the denominations to get the correct amount. During this time she also decided to pull out the phonics tiles and manipulate them. It was interesting to see how much more she reads in a whole language way than what she figures out doing bits and pieces this way. John Holt really knew what he was talking about regarding holistic reading development vs. little meaningless pieces. I am glad she was exposed to phonics method because of our stint with virtual school, but I am very glad I had the comfort level I did with holistic learning in time to drop it before her dislike of the lessons turned into a perceived dislike of reading.
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