Our second graders engaged in so many different activities the past few months directly connected to the middot of moderation/balance and courage.
They created their own colorful canvases in connection to the Joseph lesson. The students put their artwork together to create different balanced pieces of art.
The students also experienced ways to balance their own bodies while walking on a balance beam and holding different weighted objects.
When they learned about courage, the students first shared what being a hero means to them and then played a game of charades using occupations that require courage or bravery.
The students engaged in trust walks, where they needed to have courage to be the leader and courage to be lead by others.
A trust walk has two students, one wearing a blindfold being led by the other student. The sighted student gives directions to the blindfolded student to walk around an obstacle course.
Lastly, the second graders spent many weeks working with Jenn Levine to create puppets for the show that they put on for all the K-5th Graders (plus you, their parents!) on Sunday, December 15th!
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