Outside Time

We had a lot of outside time in the afternoons this week, with the sidewalk chalk playing a big role. Ezra was sort of obsessed with “sugar-free banana ice cream” one day. (He says he made it in Kindergarten and it’s mashed up frozen bananas and it “gives you a burst of energy.”)

Ezra's sugar-free banana ice cream

He also made a secret code that he was going to teach Jack.

Ezra's code

(sa = split up; saba = act like a normal kid)

Finn drew a map and then led me to the place in the garden where Ezra had peed. Quite a treasure.

Finn's map

Today, Ezra decided he was going to teach Finn to spell and have a spelling inventory. If I understand correctly, he does this in his literacy class. His teacher says a word and the kids write it down how they think it’s spelled. He had three words for Finn, but we got interrupted to do a concert. (More on that later.)

Spelling inventory

Finn did pretty well!

Finn's spelling