Saturday, August 8, 2009

NRA Home Readers

Mitch's school sends the kids a Home Reader every night to help reinforce their phonics and reading skills. The Readers are small paperback books, usually about eight to ten pages in length. Some are quite charming, especially since they use Aussie words and reflect the culture. Mitch brought home this Reader last week, which showed great promise.


Hmmm - what could this one be about? Bang - A Traditional Rhyme. Well, it can't be about the Fourth of July. Maybe New Years Eve and fireworks?

Awwww bunnies. I bet the bunnies are holding those little sparklers. Or, maybe those black things that you light on fire - that turn into snakes and stain the driveway. Wait, those don't bang. Back to fireworks - definitely fireworks. Bunnies watching fireworks.

Or not.


I'm thinking the third bunny has the right idea. I mean, we are talking about firearms. This really isn't the time for machismo or boastful pride.


Well, it did rhyme. And really, what says Happy Ending more than a narrow escape?

5 comments:

Laura said...

That's pretty crazy, bizarre even.
Those are a different brand of readers than they use at our school-- and I think I'm happy about that! haha

Family Oz Blog said...

Crazy, heh? They use a bunch of different publishers at his school. My favorite are about the environment and the Earth, I think they're called Little Greens or something.

Anonymous said...

That so would not be allowed here! So un-pc. I can just imagine the parents complaining to the principal and school board.

Kristen

Jenny said...

Yikes! Wait till you hit the chapter books. I've found the subject matter of some of our home readers downright scary. Especially the true story about Blackbeard and other pirates which included all the gruesome details of their untimely deaths. Yeah, I think I'd prefer the bunnies!

Family Oz Blog said...

Kristenonymous - Things are definitely different here.

Jenny - Blackbeard? Um, sweet dreams? It's so random. One night we'll read about cloud shapes and the next night it's something totally bizarre.