This week, we read Roxaboxen for Adam’s Five in a Row book. When he first flicked through the book, he screwed up his nose. He thought it would be boring…
As each page turned, he got pulled in by the story of this make believe town the children created and played in. When the bandits fought against the girls in "Fort Irene", he was hooked!
In my perfectionist way, I wanted the boys to do a drawing from the book. So, I led from the front and did this one:
It was fun to have my pastels out again and they liked watching me make different purples (I didn’t have a ready made one in the set). I suggested that after they had done their sketches of their own Roxaboxen, they should have a go.
Little did I realise how their imaginations had taken off with the idea of making their own town. I read two chapters of our read-aloud book while they kept working on these plans. In the end, I decided (with some coaxing) that this could be their art work this week and they could try pastels next week instead.
Here’s the fruit of their labour:
Zac was so enthusiastic about his that he showed Andrew when he got home. Dad had to hear where everyone lived, what amenities were there and what went on…
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