Why Ben Loves His Class

Ben loves his first grade class. I didn't know exactly why until this last week. The kids were preparing for a treasure hunt. They talked about it all week. The night before the treasure Ben told me that I better get him to school on time the following day because they were doing the treasure hunt first thing in the morning. Apparently I am often late bringing Ben to school. . . I don't know what he's talking about. :) Anyway, Ben woke up bright and early the next morning and got to school earlier than he ever has. When I picked him up after school he came out clad as the pirate and immediately showed me his treasures. They had a list of things to find in nature. . leaves, rocks, sticks. . . and they also found gold (gold painted rocks that is). He came home with quite a stash and now I know why he likes his new class. What a great thing it is for elementary students to have fun.