Degen at age 5! This boy has had a big year! Though he is still (& will always be) my baby boy, he has done a lot of maturing this year. He is independent and a bit of a perfectionist... an active & competitive little boy who would spend hours on the iPad if we let him. He loves swimming and gymnastics, dance and tennis. He is heading into his third year of piano lessons this summer and starting to play chords. He started his first year at German School in the fall and loves all his activities. He has completed one year of speech therapy (for an articulation disorder) and has shown improvement in his speech. It has been a delight watching Degen try, learn and achieve this past year.
Degen is learning lots during homeschool. We are almost done with our first round of the alphabet. He is practicing: letter identification, phonics and handwriting. Our focus on pre-reading is looking at picture clues and "reading" from memory (ie. I read then he retells the story.). For math, we are practicing: shapes, numbers, counting and several early math concepts (eg. addition, subtraction, greater/less than, etc.). Degen likes cutting & gluing, but is not very excited about doing art projects. However, he enjoys building with all sorts of manipulatives, including putting together puzzles, tangrams and making pictures with pattern blocks. I am very pleased with Degen's progress. He will continue with pre-kindergarten objectives through next year.
Degen loves to play with his sister and friends. When there is nice weather, they join the neighborhood kids at play. He likes to bowl and play arcade games at Chuck E. Cheese. He will spend hours in the bathtub watching movies, playing with bath toys and going underwater. He is a sweet boy who carries disappointment heavily. This year, Degen has gotten to be a lot more independent and tries his hardest to be brave. He helps clean the house each week and can often be heard singing loudly while he runs the mini-vac. He has an amazing giggle! We LOVE this little boy!
Degen at Age 5
Weight: 37 lbs. (18%-ile)
Height: 3' 6" (21%-ile)
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