Sam did his usual excellent job carving his pumpkin this year.
For the last several years, I've asked Sam to do a sketch of what he would like the pumpkin to look like.
There's a few reasons for this.
First of all, his drawings are super cute.
Second, it helps him decide and make mistakes on paper without messing up the pumpkin (which would not be insurmountable -but would feel like a bigger deal than it might otherwise).
Third, with his challenges regarding Working Memory, this gives him something to refer to and not have to try and remember what his idea was.
And finally, I like to think that this helps reinforce the general concept of taking the time to make a plan. I'm not sure it does, but I like to think it.
Anyway, if he gets nothing else out of it, at least he ends up with an awesome jack o'lantern. And I get a super cute drawing to look at.
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