The big 5th grade project was a choice between making a sod house or a conestoga wagon. Quinn immediately wanted to make both, but we quickly settled her down.I downloaded all kinds of ideas for making the popular school project. Quinn wanted to hear none of it...she had a plan and KNEW WHAT SHE WANTED TO DO!! I typed that in all caps because it was said rather loudly to both Thom and I. After many arguments and a stressful trip to Hobby Lobby, the sod house building began. She baked grass and mud bricks and then mortared them together to make a wonderful sod house. Quinn was all about the details too! She had little animals, a fence, a lift off roof that revealed amenities like a little vase with water and fresh flowers - very cute. A report also accompanied the house telling the history and some fun facts about a sod house also known as a "soddy"...who knew?!
And today she received a well deserved grade of an A!!! Way to go, Quinn! Some of the teacher's comments were: "Awesome! Loved the baked mud; Loved the lift-off roof; Great details inside and outside of the house; Good facts; 50pts/50pts...Outstanding!"
2 comments:
that looks like quite the project! Great job Quinn!
that is awesome! save it in case we have to do it next year!
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