Introducing Mr. Wright

Right before school let out, Ian had to do a whopper of a project for his second grade class. The students did this thing called a "Living Wax Museum".  All the kids in second grade were assigned a historical figure who made some kind of significant contribution to society. 

The project had 3 parts to it: 

1. Create a tri-fold presentation board that incorporated a timeline of the person's life, pictures, what contribution they made, interesting facts, etc.

2. Write and MEMORIZE a 2 minute speech.  Yes, I said MEMORIZE!  (Holy smokes!)

3. Dress like the person they are portraying.

Who did Ian get for his project?  The Wright Brothers -- Orville and Wilbur.  For weeks leading up to the big presentation day, Ian worked hard on his speech and tri-fold board.  He practiced reciting his speech two, three times a day until it was memorized cold. 

When it was finally time for Orville and Wilbur to come to life, I was a mixture of excited and nervous for him.  I knew he knew these two brothers as well as he knew himself.  I couldn't wait to see him in action.  My mom and stepfather made it back to Burke so they could come see Ian too. We arrived at the school and headed to the cafeteria where all the second graders were set-up.  Boy, was it noisy and crowded! 

The time came to get started.  Ian took his place and got very still, wax-like.  Then you had to press this button on his hand and The Wright Brothers would come to life.  It was hard to hear him with all the noise of everyone else doing their thing, but Ian did great!!!

This was a big project for second grade!  All the kids did a wonderful job creating their presentation boards and memorizing their speeches.  Way to go!

Ian being very still, waiting for someone to press his hand.