Perfect Square -- PERFECT Activity

I reread the book Perfect Square by Michael Hall to 4th Grades this week. We discussed about how often we have to "make lemonade outta lemons" (find something "good" when confronted with challenging experiences). We reminded ourselves about Pete the Cat's "Cattitude!" You gotta "keep walking along and singing your song." I'll take some pictures of these students creative responses. They created snowflakes, parks, fountains, oceans, critters, trees . . . I thought it was the coolest when a couple of students combined the pictures they created! You CAN find that silver lining--it's not so easy, but you can. We discussed about how truly we should be THANKFUL for the challenges because it's because of them WE GROW! Even the square in the story feels "confined" and "rigid" on the "uneventful" day . . .

SO the next time you're wrinkled, torn, injured, damaged, cut, broken, poked full of holes . . . and it's gonna happen . . . consider it an OPPORTUNITY! Keep walking along and singing your song, make something beautiful, and make this world a better place!