Like, Like, Like....

Book club was today and this has been one of the best things we have done as new homeschoolers...it keeps us motivated to read really good books, finish them, and then think about how to report on them...so far we have finished three really good books.  Emily has done a great job of orally presented her findings, likes, dislikes, what has interested her, etc.  She usually writes a paragraph or two and reads it up in front of about 8 other kids and their moms.  Yesterday, during school time, we talked about maybe making a list of things that she wanted to speak on, an opening, and a closing...We discussed being able to write on a card things that would trigger her memory so she could talk "ad lib."  She was hilarious practicing at home.  She used her hands to talk, was giggling, and said like, like, like A LOT.  So then I told her to try to quit saying like and to get her thoughts together in her head before she tried to say anything....she was so cute!  She gets the like thing from me I think.  She was trying to really be expressive and interesting!  I was really proud of her seeing as though she is so shy...she did a really good job of "ad libbing" it....AND it was interesting!