Morgan gave me the paper from
her teacher explaining the Idaho History Projects each 4th grader would
be required to do. We reviewed the list of ideas and picked her favorite 3.
Only one child would be allowed to do each project and it would be assigned on a
first-come basis so, Morgan was anxious to get her sign-up sheet back to
school. “Lots of kids want to do the volcano!” she insisted.
I tried to explain that she may
not get to do it. We talked about some of the other fun projects and how they
could be done. Those projects were fine but in her mind the only answer was
that she had to be FIRST so she could get the volcano project.
She came home the next day with
indescribable joy… She was the first to return her request and therefore we
would be building a volcano. Yay!
We did some research and came up
with a design that would contain most of the mess. Then we went to work
creating one awesome volcano. I have learned not to save these kinds of
projects for the night before they’re due. (Thank you, Brittany.)
The more it took shape the more
excited Morgan became.
Then, we practiced for the big
day so she would know just what to do.
Finally, today was project day. I helped Morgan carry her volcano and supplies to her classroom. I could feel her pride as we walked down the hall and other kids said, "Cool! A volcano!"
The class cheered! It was a successful volcano eruption!
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