Thursday, May 14

Hello engineers!

How did your egg drop go?  Charlie's first plan did not work so well. 😆 The egg broke all over our blanket.  So we improved our plan and tried again. The second time his egg survived without a crack!   It's so important to try again if your first plan doesn't work! Every problem has a solution, right?

Remember the song we sing when we feel frustrated and like giving up?

Every problem has a solution, every problem has a solution, high ho the dairy-o every problem has a solution! (Sung to the tune of The Farmer in the Dell.)

Today I have another challenge for you.  It will take patience and problem solving! You can do it!  This challenge is not an engineering challenge, or a science challenge, or a math challenge.  Nope!  This challenge is about being gentle, caring and problem solving when you need to.  This is called the Egg Friend Challenge.  Here are the directions:

1. Ask your mom or dad to help you get an uncooked egg.

2. With help from your mom or dad, carefully draw a face on your egg with permanent marker. 

3. Give your egg a name! This is your egg friend for the day!  Meet Ralph. This is my egg friend! 

4.  Have your mom or dad put your egg in a plastic baggie (or 2!).  Seal it tight.  (Tape the top too for extra security.)

5.  Now wherever you go and whatever you do today, carry around your egg friend and try to keep him safe!  Try not to let him crack!  Bring him with you wherever you go, but set him down gently or put him somewhere safe when you need to! 

6.  Think about what you could do to keep your egg friend safe.  Think about what you used for the egg drop activity.  Could you protect your egg friend somehow?

7.  See how long you can keep your egg friend from cracking!  Draw/write down in your notebook how long you kept your egg from cracking, where you took your friend, and how you protected him.  

(Parents, this activity is one of my favorites.  It's all about teaching children how to care for something else.  It teaches gentleness and to think about the needs of "others". [Even if the "other" is just an egg!] No need for your kiddo to be sad if it breaks right away.  It's just about trying their best to care for something very breakable. A good life lesson. 😃)