Tempting the kids to read.

I have discovered temptations needed to make the girls read. For Kouryou-chan, the temptation was perfect: the lyrics to this song. She spent all day reading the paper over and over and over. Y'know, she's eligible for state-sponsored kindergarten next year. She can already read for content. What the Hell would they do with a kid like her? But now I have to live with her singing it over and over.

For Yamaarashi-chan, the temptation was even better. Uninhabited Planet Survive is a Japanese anime targetted at the same age group that watches Yu-Gi-Oh and those silly things, but it's more mature and much less pointless. The basic story is a group of young kids, some middle school, some high school, are marooned on a distant planet and have to survive. The characters are predictable-- sort of-- and it's a fun show. The Japanese is right about where I am in my lessons, so it's excellent practice for me. And the subtitles are just fast enough that Yamaarashi-chan can read them and follow along, if she works at it. And she wants to. We've watched the first six episodes over the past week and had a good time doing so.