Fat Mat Sat On A Cat

Little by little, Noah is learning his letters, numbers, and how to read.  Thanks to the guidance of a few stateside helpers regarding strategy....Noah and I have been steadily increasing his alphabet knowledge letter by letter.  So far he has mastered the following letters....

We are still missing a handful of letters...but we have enough letters to read some Bob Books (thanks Laura Edgar for lending us those books) and to sound out and write some words.  Noah particularly finds it fun and amusing to make up stories about "Fat Mat".   

I love watching Noah sound out a word.  The moment he puts all the sounds together and realizes that the sounds make a word he knows...his one eyebrow goes up and his eyes light up...and sometimes he leans over and gives me a hug!  It is simply delightful to watch!!! (Those are the moments of homeschooling that make it all worth it!)

Lately, Noah has had some serious motivation to count as he counts down on his paper chain for his upcoming 7th birthday!  I think he has finally mastered the number 7 thanks to the excitement over his birthday!

Perhaps one day, Noah will have his own blog...or whatever the equivalent is in the future...because this boy has a lot to say!