Stagestruck

Today I spent the day with Sleeping Beauty. She has a lovely pink ball gown and crown. She likes to pretend she is spinning, then prick her finger and fall into an enchanted sleep from which only a prince can awaken her. I've learned that she'll sleep for a pretty long time!

Later, we had music appreciation class (or, Mom is listening to HER songs on the ipod today). She wanted to hear a slow one and she decided to act sad during the song. She made all of these sad faces; at one point I actually thought she was crying. Oh dear. I think we have a Sarah Bernhardt here. She's currently taking a ballet class; maybe she should sign up for drama instead.

I'm planning to resume our formal lessons on Monday. I'm planning to work with one letter per week. I'll start with A and emphasize its short vowel sound. I did feel vindicated when I read in A Well-Trained Mind (hereafter abbreviated as AWTM) that a most four-year-olds don't have the attention span for a formal program. So, our lack of success (in my mind) is probably 50% instructor and 50% ages and stages.