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Shark or whale? First, we examined their tales.

Our giant Smithsonian Natural History book was the source of inspiration for some sketching and writing this morning. When Cooper, leafing through, found some fossils, I offered his notebook and a pencil. First, he asked me to draw it for him, so I designated space for each of us. After drawing some small squares, I followed his request and chose a crab fossil, talking through it as I drew, then copied the word “crab” from the book. Cooper eagerly chose the lobster for his drawing and writing. He hasn’t shown a whole lot of interest in writing until recently, and I’ve been patient to not push. But after this, he said, “I like drawing letters.”

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