On Tuesday, some of us were invited in to Elliot's imagination. Over the next few days, we went on a journey together, up and down snowy mountains, to different states, countries, even continents. Though at times a slippery slope, requiring various equipment and shifting safety guidelines, we stuck together and had a great time!
Here is the story:
Elliot carefully sets up a long plank block on top of the ramp in the running area.
Elliot: This is snow. That my ski shoes.
Elliot bends down and pretends that he is adjusting his ski boots. He then shifts his weight slowly towards the end of the block until the block (and his body) slide down the ramp, down to the floor.
Both Chris and Jamie have noticed what Eliiot is doing and are interested. They each get a similar block and come to try this out.
Chris: Now can I try? I’m skateboarding. I just have a helmet on.
Elliot: I have skateboarding. You are skateboarding? (To Chris) I want to do that.
Elliot: Watch out for my ski!
Wesley comes over to the area carrying a block.
Elliot: You go skateboarder? Are you gonna be a skateboarder? I go skateboarder!
Jamie: I’m a skateboarder!
Wesley: Hold my hand. We have to go one more time because my ski fell off. I want a hand.
Elliot: I be teacher. For snow. I be teacher for snow. I be the teacher for snow…It’s not scary. It’s not scary ski. No. I pretend.
Oh, it’s not scary to go skiing?
Elliot: No. No. I pretend.
The next day, after Mark and I talked about it, we put this set up by the cubbies, removing it from the running place.
Elliot brings a block over and starts this up again on Wednesday. Chris soon joins him.
Chris: Now let me go. Now let me go on my surfboard. I can ride my skateboard back.
Elliot: I have a skateboard too.
