Will's Mayflower presentation

After the kindergarten program last week, we had a few minutes left of the school day and Reina and I snuck down the hall to spend a few minutes in Will's classroom.  The class was giving individual presentations on the Mayflower, Plymouth Colony and Pilgrims.  Will chose to draw a series of pictures of what life was like on the Mayflower and at Plymouth Colony.  It took some prodding (nagging, cajoling, threatening) from the parents, but Will ended up with a great project.  He drew a wonderfully detailed Mayflower. He wanted to include a small battle scene of the ship being attacked by pirates but I insisted he stick to historical accuracy. He drew a side by side comparison of a bedroom on the Mayflower and bedroom in Plymouth.  Spoiler alert:  they were both really small.  He remembered the name of the baby born on the Mayflower - Oceanus and he pointed out that the colony was built on an abandoned Indian village.  It's fun to see the things that stick in that brain of his.

My very own little historian

At the end of the week, he brought home the feedback forms that his classmates filled out after his presentation.  Will's teacher encourages positive feedback but also asks them to list specific things that they liked about the presentations.  Here's a smattering of the comments from Will's classmates: 

1.  I like your Mayflower.
2.  Awesome
3.  Specific stuff
4.  Big giant hug!
5.  I like you Will!!! (exact number of exclamation points)
6.  You added the date.
7.  You added Plymouth.
8.  Awesome (in bubble letters)
9.  Really smat work. 
10.  You had to share a room with 10 or 11 people. 
11.  I lick your poster.

That last one is my favorite.  If only we all received such positive feedback in our daily work.