So far, second grade has been a year of projects. Ben has done a rock collection, a seed collection, and today he gets to do his show and teach. He gets pretty excited about these little projects. I think he collected eight times the number of rocks he needed for his collection and still brings home the occasional “cool rock” that he finds on his way home. After learning about seeds, he’s decided that we should plant all of the seeds from the apples we eat and have an “apple forest” in the back lot.
He insists on doing all of the typing for these projects. His keyboarding skills have certainly improved in the last couple of months. It took him a full hour to type the 12 labels for his rock collection. He would put his fingers on home row. Look for the letter. Hit it with his right index finger and then put his fingers back on home row. It was a little painful for me to watch. Compared to that, he whipped through the text for his show and teach poster.
We love Ben's teacher this year. She really motivates him and he is doing well in her class. We are very grateful for her.

4 comments:
Ben is a great kid. I'm really exited to be his scout leader in two short months. Korbin always comes home with a little bit more motivation towards books and other stuff after he comes home from hanging out at your house. I love it, It's great!
What a smart kid! I can't believe how old he is!!
Um, my kids' projects never look that good. Are you sure Ben made that poster? j/k
wow what a great teacher to have such hands on projects. braylie is in second grade also and has not had one project like that yet. glad to see the little acorn was put to good use. i think you should plant all of his seeds. imagine the harvest you would have then.
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