Two boys in my third grade class have been working on this structure for the last four classes! This is a picture of the yard, the black pom pom is the "bean bag playing place for the dog."

They've also made a house for the dog. They have come in during lunches and recesses to work on it. I like to eavesdrop on their planning sessions, "Hey, do you think he should have a food bowl outside, or in his house?"

Using burlap, yarn, and plastic needles, I introduced sewing to a second grader

"It's a pocket! I made it. I sewed in and out, in and out." Showing it to his friends, he adds, "Hey guys! Look! Look! I made it! I made this pocket! Then I colored on it with a marker. A PERMANENT marker!"