He researched, researched, researched Baden-Powell, wrote papers and reports. He did activities, rhymed a bio-riddle and memorized it, came up with a costume, put together a tri-fold board and then presented it all at the Images of Greatness night. He did such a great job!
A few of Gavin's favorite facts about Robert Baden-Powell:
1. He was a spy for the British Army. He would disguised himself as a butterfly collector to get close to enemy camps.
2. He would draw pictures of butterflies with both hands at the same time, each hand doing a mirror image of the other while putting together both sides of the butterfly.
3. He would hide secret information in the drawings of the butterflies.
4. He and his wife shared the same birthday.
His tri-fold board looked great. His class got a kick out of the fact that he used the back of his board instead of the blue front. He (or should I say we) spent about 4 hours putting it together the night before it was due. Yes, do you see all the letters on that board-that was mom cutting, lining them up and gluing them on! Grrr! One of these projects, I'm just going to bed and letting Gavin figure it out.
Gavin has the best teacher, Mrs. Ahlstrom. After the kids recited their bio-riddles, Mrs. Ahlstrom performed her bio-riddle about her Images of Greatness. All the kids loved it!
Baden-Powell (Gavin) with his two closest friends Galileo (Cayden) and Einstein (Jaden).
2 comments:
How excited we were to see this post! What a great man for your Images of Greatness, Gavin! How we wish you could be whisked across the world to see the museum of him in his house in Nyeri, Kenya. We visited there and also visited his gravesite. Great job, Gavin, and great job, Mom, for backing him up (even late at night). We loved the bio poem! The costume was perfect, too! Thanks for the post!
A LATE COMMENT. That is absolute amazing Gavin. He is a great example and the boy scout program is part of our Heavenly Fathers Plan here in earth. WE FEEL VERY FORTUNATE TO SEE SOME OF THE PLACES HE LAST LIVED IN.
LOVE GRANDPA RANDALL
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