In grade school some teacher or administrator or somebody came up with S.Q.U.I.R.T. and we had it every day. Too many years later, I still remember what it stands for … Silent Quiet Uninterrupted Individual Reading Time.
I instigated this with Ricky and Billy a couple of weeks ago and they seem to love it. When I need some quiet or they just need something to do, I simply say, “It is time for SQUIRT!” They both go find something to read.
I don’t know how long this will last, so I’m doing my best to thoroughly enjoy it. It helps that they already like to read …
We were driving in the car tonight and saw a rainbow out the window. Ricky and Billy started talking about following it, leprechauns, and pots of gold. They both got excited at the idea of being rich. I learned something from Billy. He said,
“If we find the gold, we’ll be rich! I’ll have lots of money in my piggy bank! Oooo, or I could have lots of CHOCOLATE in my piggy bank! Yum, chocolate!”
There you go.