Little Things
We learned about shadows this morning. It wasn't on the agenda, but it's my favorite thing we've done in science. I was trying to explain tree shade. Calling it the tree's shadow means zilch if your kids don't know what a shadow is. So I walked down the aisle and pointed out my moving shadow. They were in awe. Pretty soon I had kids nearly falling out of chairs and crawling under desks looking for more shadows. "Look! Ann has shadow!" "Kelly's foot has a shadow!" Maro was clever enough to try pulling out the emergency flashlight...though I'm not sure if she planned to search for or make shadows. Either way, I loved watching the light bulbs go on all over the room. I never envisioned myself in a teaching position, but moments like this make me understand why others do this for a lifetime.