Owen asked for a Duck egg for breakfast. He decided it needed a cowboy hat and rushed to grab a pen so he could draw a face too. Sam was having fruit for breakfast but didn't want my egg to be left out and happily added a face to mine.
I had a number of jobs to do in the morning so the boys decided to research a few things online ( Lego Harry Potter related) then we had fish goujons, peas and fruit for lunch. We chatted over lunch about some words they weren't sure about, I explained evaporation and we decided on our afternoon activities.
Both boys were in agreement that a very large piece of paper would be needed , so we unrolled a sheet and they grabbed some pens and scissors. Owen coped really well cutting the paper to Sam's requirements. 'Bigger Owen, no smaller, bit more...perfect!' I couldn't tell you when the children finally mastered scissors, I know they have always found them tricksy, then suddenly today , there they are happily cutting away. They rolled their eyes when I commented, obviously thinking I was rather slow on the uptake.
Next they decided to draw around each other in different coloured pens , to see if they could spot any differences between their outlines. Much giggling ensued and I was required to help with the curly paper. Lots of extras were added to the final drawing, eyes, a curl on Sam's head and some clothes.
Finally they turned the paper over and devised a drawing, racing game....copious giggling and a nicely coloured in floor when things got more exuberant. Sam is very energetic during these games and his arms and legs fly around with gay abandonment!
We read our library books. Sam decided he wanted to read his out to Owen and I. He really enjoyed the rhyming story and once again surprised me with the words he could read confidently. It was lovely to see the big smile on his face as he enjoyed telling the story. He paused often to point things of interest out to us both and asked Owen for help once when he was unsure. We spent some time looking at a Where's Wally Book or 'instrument of torture' as I think of them. Sam and Owen are always convinced that there is some sort of trickery in play. They concentrated for far longer than I expected and we had a good chortle at some of the illustrations.
Sam then decided he had had enough and played a game of pool online whilst Owen and I looked at our Story Cubes. Owen asked if I would record the story he made in his journal and surprised me by creating a two page tale. He proudly added 'By Owen and his Mum' at the end. It would appear that writing his story down for him frees up his thoughts more and allows him to be able to be more creative with his characters and storyline.
He proudly read the story back to me, then commented on his journal only having 2 pages left. We spent some time looking back through his journal at his work. He was surprised at how much we have done since September and enjoyed looking at the photos we had taken . We then decided it would be fun to do some drawings together to complete the last 2 pages. We took turns at drawing different parts of the body . We each drew a head then swapped over and added the next bit. He thought this was very funny indeed and I took a photo of the finished people.Owen then choose a new journal and decorated the first page with his name and dictated what he wanted underneath.
We also found a times table book and the children decided to fill in some of the pages and asked me to check their answers.
Sam and Owen then practiced their Jujistu moves, sorted out their books to take back to the library and disappeared upstairs to do some more game research.
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