It always surprises me what grabs the kids’ interest and what keeps them focused.
On February 25th, we did a back-to-back Duck Stamp lessons with both the middle school and the second grade classes.
The middle schoolers got swept up in the spirit of competition. They enjoyed learning everything about ducks, including anatomy, habitats, and migration habits.
After telling them about the Duck Stamp Contest, the middle schoolers became extra motivated to make their stamps really pop. In fact, they were still focused when it was time for the instructors to head to the next class, so I promised to come back to collect their work in an hour.
The younger class was also super focused on the project. We talked about breaking a duck down into simple shapes and then drew it together as a class. They made beautiful drawings and were all proud of themselves when we handed out their certificates for completing the contest!