March 26, 2007 - Hopscotch!

Nicholas is into drawing a hopscotch board on the pavement with his sidewalk chalk. He often needs a little help as he can't handle it if it isn't perfect. What is interesting to me is that first I have to draw the squares. Then he goes through and makes a small little square in the corner of each of my little squares. I then have to write number 1-10 in each of the little squares. Next, he goes through and re-writes each of the numbers much bigger in each square (he has a tendency to make his #'s backward if he isn't copying them). Once, he knows that each of the #'s is written correctly in each square he goes back through the squares again. If the square if totally absent of any additional marks (like marks the girls previously made on the sidewalk) he will draw the letter 'R' in the square for 'right'. If there is anything additional in the square he write an 'N' for 'not right'. Who knows he reasoning behind it, but he has done it several times already - could make for an interesting summer.