Justin’s Outdoor Celebration for Marshdale third graders became a mainly indoor celebration because of several days of rain and left over mud. The day begins with a hike up the open space area behind the school for the opening ceremony and then instead of setting up camp there a return to the school gym.
The third graders have been studying about Native American Indians. Each dyed and fringed a t-shirt for the day. We set up tents in the gym and share popcorn and beef jerky.
Kids break into groups and visit different classes to hear stories, make shields, be part of a buffalo hunt play, and decorate face masks. During one of the sessions I get to read a story about where the Indian Paint Brush got its beginning.
A stick horse race with kids and adults gathers everyone back to the gym at the end of the day. A thankfulness ceremony is the last celebration. Each child tells what was enjoyed and draws a rock on paper in the center of the gym.
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