So, we’re going to Mount Rushmore and I won’t be at school on Friday. To prep the students for such grand disappointment on their part, we have been talking about sculpture. We’ve made some paper sculptures and play-dough sculptures, but those don’t really represent the ‘carved’-type sculpture like faces on a mountain. (Yes, yes, we will get to pumpkins next week. I hear you.)
Long ago, when I was young, we had a Boy Scout (or was it Girl Scout?) book that talked about practicing carving on a bar of soap. I think the drawing was of some kid carving a canoe. I don’t know – it was a long time ago. Anyway, this morning I nabbed a bar of Lloyd’s soap and let them scrape it to pieces with a shoehorn. It was a huge hit!
Problem: The room REEKED of Irish Spring. Very, very overpowering. Tomorrow, we’re using Ivory.