Red, White & Blue Day - Celebrating Our Champions

We have been learning a little bit about the Olympics each day at Highland Park.  We used math as we followed the medal count daily, we had a geography lesson as we studied Rio and other countries competing in various events, and we learned about some of the animals found in the rainforests of Brazil.  There were also some valuable character education lessons as we watched how Olympians pushed through adversity and encouraged teammates.  We saw a runner fall, but she got up and finished the race.  That is endurance.  We saw relay teams cheer their teammates on to the win, even when they were behind during the competition. That is persistence and a competitive spirit.  We decided a celebration of our Olympic champions would be the perfect ending to our Olympic study so we had Red, White & Blue Day.  We also saw this as the perfect opportunity to use some of our favorite new technology -the Do Ink app and our green screen.  Take a peek at the fun...