Interpretations of Kindergarten Sentences

Here's an "Excellent!" worksheet that Andy did in Kindergarten. You can't read the directions very well (down in the left corner) but it says that they have just finished reading the story "Abuelo" and now they should draw their favorite part and write a sentence about it.


At first glance, you see what looks like a fairly colorful airplane and then your eyes take in the airport terminal gates and the runways. Ah, what a great picture. Then you move over to his sentence and try to dicipher "At the erpot for a lidu raid." At the airport for a...little?...raid?

What kind of raid? Immigration? Did Abuelo get deported? Did they read some sort of charming little tale about some little kid who is now an orphan because his adult caretaker was living in our country illegally?

I delicately asked Andy what his sentence said. "At the airport for a little ride."

Ah. Ride. Not raid. Ride.

* Tomorrow I'll show you what Rachel accomplishes in school.