Grace's 3rd Grade Wax Museum Project

Grace had to do a state research project, which culminated in her (and her classmates) presenting to the parents and the rest of the school. Only Ms. Safford's class does this. Jacob had Ms. Safford last year, so we knew what was coming. The interesting thing about that was that the kids draw, over their heads and backwards, from a hat the state they get. When Grace drew her state, she got Arizona - which just so happened to be the state that Jacob had last year. While 2 weeks prior to this that might have been a good thing, at this point it kind of stunk. Why, you ask? Because 2 weeks prior to the drawing I finally decided we had had Jacob's box long enough and threw it away. Who knew we would NEED it 2 weeks later? Good grief. So we asked for another state - so we could learn something new (and not be bored). This project is definitely a hated one - that is, until presentation day. Then it is the most amazing thing to watch. All these kids (and parents) so proud of all their hard work, and the kids presenting the information they worked so hard to gather. Great job, Ms. Safford's 3rd graders!!