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I like having a ten-year-old in the house, because in the space of ten minutes the conversation can move from this:
‘Mum, I was just wondering, when you’re doing a story, do you like to use mostly declarative or imperative sentences?’
to this:
‘Mum, have I got a chip on my nose?’
‘No.’
‘Cool. That means I got it in my mouth. Can you do that? Throw a chip up in the air and get it in your mouth first time?’
adelaide from adelaide 
I discovered the other day that I couldn’t do my seven year old’s english homework. What on earth is an “adverb of place”? Anyone?
I’m looking forward to him being 10. Not only because that means his sister will be 7 and finally at school and hopefully not such a little
shitchallenge.So teaching grammar is back in then is it? Must remember to google it before kid starts getting tricky homework.
We’re at an American curriculum school at the moment, and it seems to be a bit more traditional or something, especially in the ‘language arts’ subject. I like it, even if I don’t know what the lads are talking about half the time.
What an awesome boy. I don’t reckon I could get a chip in my mouth first go, but I’m pretty good at sweeping the floor.
I’m not convinced the chip went in his mouth first go either (or any go for that matter).