First Spelling Test

Along with first grade comes spelling tests. John David is an excellent reader and a great speller. If he only had to take an oral test or even print the words he would do fine. But he has to take his test in cursive. Cursive is the thorn in his side this year like nap time was last year. "I just hate cursive!" he says. I try to encourage him and talk about the good parts of writing in courage, but a first grade boy just doesn't really appreciate all of those things.

Here is his test he took last Friday. He only got an 80 even though he could spell every single one of those words in his sleep.





He missed the word "bus" because his cursive u just wasn't quite readable. He also missed the word "a". That one's a mystery since we laughed last week about what an "easy-peasy" word that was to spell. I just laughed when he spelled "a" with a "u". Poor baby. Cursive really is stinky to learn.

Tonight, we had a practice test for tomorrow. Hopefully he'll get 100.....