Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Slate

On Monday night, Emma was laying in my bed reading to me from Anne of Green Gables.  She is reading the part where Anne hits Gilbert Blythe over the head with a slate.  She seems kind of confused about this whole incident.  Here is a peek at our conversation.

Me: Do you know what a slate is?
Emma: No.
Me: It's like your own personal chalkboard.
Emma:  OOOhhhh!  Like the things they used to use before white boards.  You write on it with that stuff that gets really powdery....you know, chalk. 

I wish I could convey her expressions.  She was talking to me like chalkboards were an ancient artifact.  I guess when you have iPads in your classroom, chalkboards are a little prehistoric.

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