Who would have thought...

that seven and eight year olds still love to play with bubbles!  As I began reading Pop! A Book About Bubbles, there was apprehension in the air. I could tell that some students were resistant to listening to a book about bubbles when I saw a couple of eye rolls as if indicate, this is way beyond us!  Huh! This is when I thought to myself- I'll show them!

As we got into the story the students' excitement rose, and they were turning and talking and sharing connections and facts that they never knew before.  They had several questions and wondered about many of the details that were shared in the story.

The students ended up buddying up and writing facts about bubbles. They then took their fact sheet and developed a paragraph about what they learned. Of course, we had to tie Science into this lesson, so we spoke about Solids, Liquids, and Gases, and the students participated in a bubble experiment. 

There are times during the school year, when I pause and think to myself about the demands that are placed upon our children.  The standards are rigorous and challenging.
Sometimes it is nice to just let kids be kids. When we were blowing bubbles, they got this opportunity!

 

This morning, they walked in and saw their writing hung.  They LOVED the bubble surprise!  "Mrs. Pitman, you are so silly!"