Living in the upper valley provides some great opportunities for Colby's school to take advantage of. Tom and I are fortunate with our time to be able to learn and then teach a science lesson to Colby's class once a month. (Yes, me teaching science! I realize this is hilarious seeing that the only science I took in college was oceanography which consisted of a lot of hanging out at the beach.) Nevertheless, it's a great opportunity to get in the classroom and see the mind of 5 and 6 year olds working. Clearly, coming to class and teaching has shown us in a new light to Colby. The last time we taught he came home that afternoon and set up his own presentation for us.
He took his lesson very seriously and explained how a castle works and how you protect yourself when under attack. (very important life lessons, much more interesting then the lesson we taught on ecosystems)
He even asked questions that we needed to raise our hands for to answer. In the above photo Colby is calling on Tom to get his answer after I failed to provide the right number of ladders needed to escape off the top of the castle. (the answer is 2)
I love how his mind works and how he translates it into his play. I also like that he sees me as more then the person that cooks, cleans and drives him everywhere.
