white boards and markers

whiteboards, white board markers, stop watch, eraser, picture books, paint brush, water colors, and paper... with this being my third time going over to the South Franklin Community center, I finally was able to tutor the same boy two weeks in a row. Being only in Kindergarten, he hasn't learned to read. He has currently been learning the alphabet. As a way to get him excited about doing the alphabet, I had him time me how fast I could write all the letters in the alphabet. After seeing how fast I could do it, he anxiously joined me and tried hard to recall them all from memory. It was impressive on how much more willing he was to working since it had become a competition. He had me time him doing everything. He wrote his name, other small words he knew and then I would do the same. I noticed the competitive spirit he had when it came to these things. I tried out a new game.  I would draw pictures and then he would have to write down what he thought it was. After sounding out each letter, he was able to spell small letter words like dog, bat, cat, and rock. He would then do the same, with drawing pictures that I would then have to write down on the whiteboard. After seeing how much more successful I was with tutoring the boy, we went on to do reading. I was able to help him read a small picture book with one or two words per page. It's really a lot of fun seeing him work through the words and see him successfully form the words on his tongue. This must be why many parents love raising kids. It must really bring them joy to see them successfully overcome challenges as they learn and grow. We then finished the book and i went on to read him a book and then out came the water colors to finish the day. After just going for a couple weeks, I feel that i now have responsibility to help these kids. I guess it must be a hint of what the pure love of Christ feels like.