Powerful pictures
July 7, 2013

powerfulpicsMum: What did you do at school today?

Boy: We made cards – for everyone who’s leaving.

Mum: Who’s leaving?

Boy: I don’t know. We had to say what we liked doing best from the year. I put, “I liked the cooking”.

Mum: Ah – because you’re all leaving the class in a couple of weeks and will be going to your next one in September?

Boy: Yes. I really want Mrs C back.

Mum: What does Mrs C do?

Boy: She helps the teacher in the classroom. She works REALLY hard. She does really lovely work. She’s been there since it was built – on the FIRST day, when it opened, she was there and she went in and started working. She doesn’t even take breaks! If she was THROWN out and told to go away – she would just go back in and work. Once, she was told to go away for a break, and she didn’t!

Mum: Mrs C sounds like she likes her work. What work does she do?

Boy: I don’t know, she’s always too busy working and we’re always too busy learning… I know she cuts out lots of pictures.

Mum: Why does she cut out pictures – for the class to use?

Boy: No, she just cuts them out all the time. I don’t know what she uses them for. Mysterious…

Seeing what you hear
June 17, 2013

seehear[Hearing test at the hospital]

Audiologist: This device is going to take a picture of your ears. In a minute you’ll see some mountains on that screen.

Boy: OK

Audiologist: Here we go. See that mountain there? [Points to graphs visualising on the the computer.]

Boy. Yes!

Boy: …Wow – I just saw that one – it was really big!

Audiologist: Yes it was, wasn’t it?

Boy: Was it the biggest mountain you’ve EVER seen?

Audiologist: No, but it’s a good one for your age.

Wearing different hats
June 9, 2013

differenthatsSon: What do you think of my hat?

Mum: Which hat?

Son: My imaginary hat.

Mum: Ah – yes, It’s a fantastic hat.

Son: Everyone’s got an imaginary hat. We learnt about it at school today. When you look at something and think about it, it goes onto your hat.

Mum: When you look at what?

Son: Like that picture on the wall. I look at that picture and now it’s on my hat.

Mum: Ah – I see. Does the hat change?

Son: Whenever you look at things yes. If you don’t imagine them then it doesn’t change. Everyone in the world’s got one. But don’t make it too big otherwise you won’t fit through the door.

Mum: So is there just one thing at a time on your hat?

Son: No, you can think of all sorts of things at once and they come onto your hat all together.
Guess what? At school one person said “ice cream” for their hat, but that would just melt in the sun wouldn’t it? And it would drip all down their face!
And another person said “chocolate”, but that would get wet from the rain and melt in the sun, so Mrs W said, “Only take it out in the cloud!”

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