One afternoon all but one of our preschoolers had gone home for the day by 4:00pm. "J" was left with an hour to go before his mom was due to arrive. After building with Legos, writing letters, and reading a book, he asked if I would work with him on my iPad. I brought out the iPad and he did some puzzles and a memory game. Finally, he asked if we could watch a video. We scrolled through a few Reading Rainbow videos when he saw a Peanuts video I had. He asked if we could watch it. I told him we didn't have enough time to see the whole video, but we could watch a few minutes. He and I watched about ten minutes of "You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown." The next day he came in, went to the art table, and started drawing. A little while later he came over, handed me his paper, and asked if I knew who it was.
He had clearly drawn Charlie Brown! I told him that it was definitely Charlie Brown. He smiled and said that watching Charlie Brown with me was "the best day ever!"
Great story Jennifer. You have make a great impact on that child's life. Often times, what we think is small is usually big for a child.
ReplyDeleteI love this story Jennifer. It put a big smile on my face. It is amazing how much children can remember and be amazing drawers so young. He did a wonderful job and I am sure you made his day by identifying what he had drawn.
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