Yesterday, Brant announced to us that George Washington was our first President and President "Ovama" is our President now. We deduced that Presidents are being discussed in kindergarten!
As I was leaving Brant's class today, after teaching Spanish, his assistant whispered to me that they were going to have a very special visitor today. Intrigued, I questioned "Who?" She whispered, "George Washington!" Slipping down at the beginning of lunch, I was able to see and hear a bit. One of Brant's classmates' grandfather is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, and does a lot of re-enactments and such. Today, he brought his story and character to BDS.
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| Entertaining questions about his sword |
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| Explaining how the flag came to be. I didn't realize the white stripes were inserted to show division from England...too bad I couldn't stay the whole time! I might have learned more. But no worries, Brant will fill me in this afternoon, he's a sponge! |
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| Showing a picture of George Washington when he was President. |
The kids were enthralled, mainly, because he wore a sword! But it was fun to hear their take on exactly who George Washington was, why he chopped down that cherry tree and what exactly a President is!
As I left, President Washington was getting ready to read a book to the kids. What a fun way to learn about Presidents!
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