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Brayden's Idaho history project and soda pop bottle project

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We read a couple biographies of famous people in fourth grade. The students chose a person that is famous and then they write three paragraphs about that person.  I teach them how to outline important details and then we formulate paragraphs. Then the fun part begins, we create the person that they are writing about. Brayden chose to write about Russell Wilson. He is the quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks. I wanted him to do a church person. We thought it would be a hoot if he did Porter Rockwell or Dallin H. Oaks. But he chose the sports guy. He wanted to make sure the bottle outfit was an authentic outfit. That was not going to happen. He cut the green ribbon and silver ribbon and placed it out he wanted it. We then ironed his number on the front and back of the mini jersey.In his classroom, they did the paper mache heads and the hair. However, we finished most of it at home because he didn't know how to do the hair. Don't worry..this was my school only to do this. I love p