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New Scotland Elementary
January 26, 2012

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Check out the sign made by this team of pirates at New Scotland. Made my day.

Willow Field
December 24, 2011

The past few schools I’ve visited have had some of the most interesting and creative projects I’ve seen in long time. Just check out what these kids did at Willow Field Elementary.

Even sixth graders need haircuts:

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A wall of cakes:

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And a wall-sized pirate ship. Great work!

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Castleton Elementary
December 10, 2011

Check out these terrific projects from the kids at Castleton Elementary:

A wall of Lion’s Share cake math projects:

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Bean Thirteen self-portraits drawn in the style of the author portrait at the back of the book:

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And finally, this amazing cake for everyone who showed up for the big event in the evening:

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Great projects, great questions, great food. What a terrific day from start to finish. Thanks to everyone at Castleton who made it happen!

Poestenkill Elementary

Some amazing artwork from the kids at Poestenkill Elementary, spotted during author night last week.

A wall of pirate maps:

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Some awesome monsters:

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And a real life Uncle Frank’s Pit. Amazing!

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Monster Haircuts at Forts Ferry
December 1, 2011

At a recent visit to Forts Ferry Elementary School I came upon these amazing before/after monster haircut illustrations. What a great project!

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