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We took Dad’s old blue truck, the one with the bench seat where I have to sit in the middle because the passenger-side door sticks. Uncle Tom rode shotgun—literally, because he pretended to shoot at other cars with his finger and made pew pew noises. Dad shook his head, but I saw him smiling.
We started at the creek behind Grandpa’s farm. Dad showed me how to skip stones. “Flat—fast—flick!” he said, and my stone hopped three times before sinking. Uncle Tom found a perfect stick and pretended it was a fishing rod. He told jokes that made the minnows jump and me giggle so hard water splashed my shoes. I drew the shadows of the trees in my notebook and wrote “water music” because the creek sounded like tiny drums.
For educators and parents, "A Day with Dad and Uncle Tom" is a rich text for developing critical thinking and emotional intelligence in students.
We took Dad’s old blue truck, the one with the bench seat where I have to sit in the middle because the passenger-side door sticks. Uncle Tom rode shotgun—literally, because he pretended to shoot at other cars with his finger and made pew pew noises. Dad shook his head, but I saw him smiling.
We started at the creek behind Grandpa’s farm. Dad showed me how to skip stones. “Flat—fast—flick!” he said, and my stone hopped three times before sinking. Uncle Tom found a perfect stick and pretended it was a fishing rod. He told jokes that made the minnows jump and me giggle so hard water splashed my shoes. I drew the shadows of the trees in my notebook and wrote “water music” because the creek sounded like tiny drums.
For educators and parents, "A Day with Dad and Uncle Tom" is a rich text for developing critical thinking and emotional intelligence in students.
