Elly drawing on an i-pad

Yesterday night, after I had helped Abby spell some English words for preparation of her dictation today with an i-pad, little Elly wanted to draw something on the “chalk board”.

That was a good idea for Elly to draw something herself through her mind and hands. At once, I took a photo of her drawing by camera and studied it carefully. I did not ask her for what she had drawn at that moment.

It may be interesting to express my perception of the drawing.

1.    The rectangular thing is the eyeglass which a diver wears. The two circles are the eyes of the diver. The “S” is a worm or an eel that comes before his/her eyes. The diver is swimming in the sea towards Elly, so we cannot see the body.

2.    The other “S” are worms or eels that stay in the sea swimming or dancing orderly as Elly drew.

3.    The left-hand colourful “mass” is a coral fish also swimming towards Elly.

4.    On the left of the coral fish described in no. 3 is another fish which we see is the lengthwise (side) of the fish.

Here is what Elly describes her drawing:

1. The rectangles are twin doors with circular door-knobs.
2. The "S"s are English letters which she learns from her father in previous Saturday lessons at home.
3. The left-hand colourful mass is her mother.
4. The other one is her favourite sausage roll.

From this, I learn that Elly recalls the letter "S", the vision of doors and the bread she likes most. One thing which is important - she never forgets to put her mother in the drawing.

Though all these are loose images without a close linkage, but it shows to me that  Elly receives good experience in daily life such as food, love from her mother, literacy and the protection device of doors.