This
past week I received an invitation to hang out with a class of 5th graders.
I’ve
always enjoyed going into my children’s schools and assisting with classroom
projects and parties. This time, I wasn’t sure how it would go when I received
an invitation to visit my son’s 5th-grade class, but not as a mom–as an author.
I
have to say there are those moments in your life, as a parent, that you are so
proud of your children. But, as I watched my son sit in the back of the
classroom smiling, I have a feeling he was so much more proud of me at that
moment then I have ever expected.
For
that moment in time, I wasn’t his mom. I was a superhero.
And,
I totally rocked in 5th grade.
We
took an adventure through the three doorways of writing a fictional story.
We
had an awesome 90 minutes together. Already, I have been invited to return and
assist these kids with their fictional stories. I look forward to returning and
reading their stories, but I also look forward to taking this adventure with
other students and hope other schools will extend this invitation to me in the
future.
Teachers,
feel free to contact me and we’ll work out the details on my calendar.
Thanks
to my incredible husband (who happens to also be a teacher — math teacher) he
added a bit of “bling” to my presentation including some party music of which
these 5th graders loved! I don’t know makes learning fiction better than a
little music and a lot of fun!
Those
90 minutes went so fast. None of us wanted it to end, but a special THANK YOU
to this 5th-grade class and their teacher for reminding me of the excitement
and joys of being a writer.
