spellng bee

Julianna loves reading The Berenstain Bear's and the Big Spelling Bee.  She is fascinated withe the concept of a spelling bee and as she learns to spell more and more words she has been quizzing me at night spelling-bee-style. 

She'll pick up an object with words on it that are also illustrated (such as her V-Tech ABC Apple) and call out words to us along with made up definitions.  Then we have to spell the word back to her. 

It's downright hilarious to hear how she describes things.  And the funny thing is that it's a unique definition every time, but here is tonight's version for your reading pleasure.

Ambulance - a way to get when your hurt or emergency

Bus - a way to go to school without a car

Clock - a way to tell time

Dentist - a way to get your teeth looked at or not rotten

Exit - a way out

Fountain - a way to make a wish without having a birthday

Garden - a way to smell flowers without going into the house

Hospital - a way to make you feel better

Insect - a little thing or a bug

Jewelry - something sparkly or something beautiful

Kite - a flying thing or a thing that to get caught in a tree

Library - a way to look at books

Museum - a way to look at cool things

 Newspaper – a way to look at what is happening

Onion – a plant that makes your eyes water when you cut it

Park – a way to swing without going to your house

Quail – a bird that whistles

Railroad – don’t walk on the tracks or you might get run over

School –a way to go somewhere and do writing and work

Train – a thing to carry animals or people on big machines

Umbrella – a way to not get wet when it’s raining outside

Van – a vehicle

Window – a to look out of the house

X-ray – a way to look at your bones

Yoyo – a way to go up and down

Zoo – a way to look at animals