The other day I was finishing up a speech session with two boys working on articulation/phonology. We had just finished using Phonological Processes by the Virtual Speech Center (check back next week for a review!). One of the boys noticed a stylus in my iPad case.
Boy #1: Mrs. Manchester, why does your iPad have a pencil?
Me: So I can draw pictures if I want.
Boy #1: You can draw PICTURES on an iPad?!?!
Me: Yeah, do you want to try?
Now I pull up Hello Crayons and draw a few purple squiggles. I hand the stylus to the boy and get this:
Boy #1 (as he's drawing): This one is me (on the right)....And here's you Mrs. Manchester (in the middle)...and now Boy #2 (on the left). This is you with all your curly hair!
Me: Boy #2 do you want to try?
Boy #2: Yes.
Here's his drawing:
Boy #1: What is it? Is it me?
Boy #2: No.
Boy #1: Is it Mrs. Manchester?
Boy #2: No.
Boy #1: Is it (proceeds to name several kids in their class)?
Boy #2: No.
Me: Is it a person?
Boy #2: Nope.
Boy #1: Then what is it?
Boy #2: Well, it's magic and it's secret and I just can't tell you!
(Code: I have no idea, I was just scribbling!)
Hee hee! What's the best "explanation" of a drawing you've gotten in your speech room?
