Gratitude

I get a kick out of elementary school bulletin boards. This morning I spent some time reading a Thanksgiving display of student work; each of the following mini-essays was written on a meticulously crayoned paper turkey.  The authors are around 6 or 7. I chose two favorites among many.

I am thankful for Mom and dad. Also For turkey and books.

                                                    —Aaliyah

I am thankful for my wrestler toys because I like to play with them all day and all month.
   
                                                       —Tony

Comments

[Kathy]

I am doing the same thing this week - the kids are filling out Thankful Turkeys and I am putting them on my bulletin board outside the media center - some of them are VERY funny!

[Jules]

That's great. We do "gratefuls" before every meal, and the strangest, most unexpected things come out of our wee ones' mouths when we do them. It's always fun.

[Susan (Chicken Spaghetti)]

Kathy, I love reading the BBs at the 2 elementary schools where I volunteer. Kids' writing is great--and unpredictable, as Jules says. Jules, I tried to institute gratitude moments at meals, but it flopped. Maybe we could try again.

[Mary Lee]

If you looked at the bulletin board outside my room, you could see evidence of the big debate we had about whether it is a personal or a civic responsibility to take baths and brush teeth. In their pictures and/or venn diagrams, some students came down firmly on one side or the other, while others were more open-minded and declared it to fit in both categories.

Oh, the untold stories behind our displays...

[Susan (Chicken Spaghetti)]

Oh, I would love to see that one, Mary Lee.