Nate's 3rd Grade Play

Nathan's 3rd Grade Play was today. It was "Joseph, The Dreamer." Nathan was Simeon, one of the twelve brothers. He was so nervous, but everything went just fine. He spoke clearly. One of his lines was, "While he's alone and far from home, we could... kill him..." The way he said it made everyone laugh. It was "just right." At first he thought he had messed up, but then he realized it was "just" good acting. As I looked at the pictures Nathan drew over the last couple of weeks, I realized he took this story into a lot of his artwork at home, too.

This is a picture he drew of Joseph, surrounded by his brothers.

Wet-on-wet watercolor of Joseph by Nate. I just love the colors!

Chalkboard drawing by 3rd graders. - The backdrop for the play.

Egypt

Joseph as a shepherd in Canaan. The slave traders in the background.

Nathan as Simeon.

Noah's play "Isis and Osiris" is next week. Noah is Horus. As a teacher I struggle with plays, but my students are enjoying it. I will share some impressions when it has been performed. Nathan is in bed now with a swollen wrist and a fever. What a combination, eh?! Quite bizarre how kids can "crash" within an hour. Yikes. Someone tripped him & he fell just before the play. Not sure about the fever. The wrist is pretty swollen. Yikes. His class trip starts Monday... Never a dull moment, eh?!