Today was a fantastic day! The day started off in its normal fashion. Reading comprehension is a part of our normal routine and the topic of our passage today was Christopher and Dana Reeve. It was interesting talking about them and their desire to help those who could not help themselves. Our intended Social Studies lesson was temporarily hijacked by news we might have the opportunity to help out an orphanage in Uganda. We discussed life in Africa and why there are so many orphans and even what an orphan is. Kids already have started coming up with ideas of how we can help which was really awesome to see. One of the kids even said, "Mr.G it is like that guy we read about this morning, we will be helping people that can't help themselves."
Then our intended lesson began and as we are studying how decisions are made in communities the kids have formed their own political parties and we have a mock question period where we all play roles. We have a Speaker of the House (ME) and a Prime Minister as well as opposition parties and ministers of Finance, Justice, Industry and Health. Today our Prime Minister appointed her cabinet and we discussed how communities are kept safe. We discussed Bylaws as a way to keep people safe as well as generate income. The kids voted on the fines that would be charged to those who violated the bylaws. It was fantastic and fun. Some days are bumpy but days like today make you forget the bumps! Friday tomorrow and then we are done for the week. Woohoo!
-Mr.G
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