Grandparents’ Day guides at St. John’s Lutheran School
Mrs. Rehberger and her students assist visiting grandparents in building a plank road
On March 14, sixth graders at St. John’s Lutheran School in Burlington, Wisconsin, celebrated Grandparents’ Day by hosting an interactive classroom fair inspired by Plank Road Summer.
A visiting grandmother colors a quilt block
The students in Mrs. Claire Rehberger’s class chose their own projects, which resulted in a fascinating variety of activities and exhibits for the older guests. Visitors to the classroom were invited to build a plank road, make scones and lemonade, color quilt blocks, taste strawberry preserves, listen to a live reading of Plank Road Summer, experience an audiovisual presentation about the Underground Railroad, and play a memory game about technology “Then and Now.”
Two grandfathers make scones in the sixth grade classroom at St. John’s
Photo credits to Gretchen Hansen of Gigi’s Joy Photography
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