Ice Museum

     Today I took my pre-kindergarten class to the Ice Museum.  Well, it was more like a giant freezer, but we still had a lot of fun.  It was about a 30 minute drive from my school and was located in a rugged town, on the bank of a stream.  When we arrived, we were filed into a line and given thick, blue ponchos.  We looked ridiculous, but it was all in good fun.  Everyone looked liked penguins.  Ironically, my class is named, Penguins. 

     When we went inside, there was music playing and ice glowing.  The rooms were filled with beautiful sculptures everywhere.  Some were dyed with bright colors, while others were intricately carved.  The highlight, was two giant ice slides!  Of course after all of my students went down, I shortly followed.  It was a lot of fun. 
     I happy to say, that being surrounded by ice, I only had one incident with a student.  Although, his tongue did not stick to the ice (yes, he tried), he had a bad spill.  I had told my students to keep their arms out through the holes in the ponchos (to break their fall).  The one student that did not listen, slipped and fell...flat on his face.  Everyone just stood there.  He didn't cry or flinch.  I was afraid to see the damage.  When I picked him up, he didn't even have a scratch on his forehead.  However, he was a great listener and stuck to my side like glue the rest of the afternoon.

The Penguins