Well today was an interesting session. To start off we had one boy show up, then have his mom come pick him up 5 minutes later - before we even started the activity! Strange.The majority of the kids seemed to be happy making a board game for the two hours. We talked about things to consider when designing their game, such as how to incorporate the element of chance, if the game has a theme, how you win, etc. Most had lots of ideas and happily worked away making their games they way they imagined them.
Most.
However, there were a few kids who did not seem at all interested in our activity for the day. It seems that perhaps it was their parents' idea and not theirs to take the class in the first place. About 3 of my older boys spent a good part of their time just sitting there and drawing stick people on paper. Oh well, I suppose you can't win them all.
Thankfully, the kids who did participate seemed to have fun, and were very eager to tell me ALL the details about their game.
Next week is Styrene Airplanes. I imagine a constant stream of flying objects is in my near future!
1 comment:
I'm glad "most" of the kids were into the project. Too bad some parents apparently forced their kids to come when they obviously had no interest in the project. Thankfully they didn't ruin it for the others. Your added touches really made that jungle game look great. They are fortunate you are so creative and went out and got some extras. Hope next week's planes are fun.
Love you!!! MOM
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