Jake lived out his innermost dreams as Harry Potter for a school project last month. He put together a book report and this 3D map (with a lot of help from Mom & Dad) for the book Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix. He read the 800+ page book during the first 6 weeks of school but, like any procrastinator, he had more than 400 pages to read the last week alone, the week that we were in California. So every day we would be off to play & then Jake would have to spend a couple of hours reading at bedtime. It was a race to the end, and Jake finished reading the book at 11:30 pm the night before the assignment was due. Whew!
Jake wasn't the only one to learn something with this assignment. As his mom & dad, we learned a couple of invaluable parenting lessons:
(1) nagging actually does work!
(2) make sure kids pick a smaller--much smaller--book next time so that parents won't have to nag!
ground view of Hogwarts with Quidditch field and forest
Jake, casting yet another mean spell on his little brother (kidding, only kidding) before leaving for school in costume. His wooden wand was made by one of his good friends, Thomas R.
2 comments:
Really impressive!
This is Mom! How much fun was that? The project looks awesome and so does Jake! I am so proud of his efforts! I am sure he earned an A++++++++!
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