Caleb's book report and visual aid

Caleb's awesome 2nd grade teacher made learning come alive for him.  He was challenged with completing a book report on his favorite book and choosing a character out of the book to decorate as a pumpkin.  Caleb enthusiastically chose The Nurse from the Black Lagoon.  We went and got the supplies that he needed from Hob Lob and purchased a medium sized pumpkin for him to decorate.   Caleb worked extra hard on his penmanship when writing his report.  He LOVED decorating his pumpkin and was beaming when I dropped him off this morning as he was carrying his pumpkin in to school.  There is no doubt that Caleb will remember his very first book report.  I think he will also look back at his second grade teacher, Mrs. Allen and know that she loved and taught him so much in his 8th year of life.  She has taught him things that cannot be measured on a standardized test.  His tank gets filled daily by her and for that, we are eternally grateful.  We love Mrs. Allen!