First Grade Spelling

My first grader has homework, Monday nights through Thursday nights. It’s all cute, simple stuff that is actually kind of fun to help him do. For instance, one piece he did last week and has received feedback on is a page of comparisons.

The instructions for parents are:

Dear Family Member:
We are studying the ideas of more than, less than, and about the same. Please help your child complete the table below.
Thank you for your cooperation.

The instructions for the homework are:

Write or draw five household objects in the table below. After comparing the lengths of these objects with the picture of six [chain] links on the right, circle “more,” “less,” or “about the same.”

My 6 year old chose and measured these items:

Shoo – “About the same”
blik – “Less”
sdoftanomol – “More”
Kop – “Less”
Book – “Less”

The teacher gave my son a star on his page for this homework, but she put a question mark next to “sdoftanomol.” I’m a bit surprised she apparently could translate “blik” (block) and “Kop” (cup). I helped my son do this homework, so I know what all the items were. “sdoftanomol” cracks me up every time I look at it. It’s obvious once you know what it is supposed to be.

Bullgrit
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