Perhaps you wouldn’t guess this, but the week before spring break is the perfect time to try something new and different in the classroom. Sixth graders recently completed artful depictions of eight prepositions of place (on top of, under, in front of, behind). The projects came out so beautifully that I thought it would be a crime to simply hang them on the wall, so instead, I challenged them to find or create live props to make their projects come to life. Once they had their props in hand, I taught them a multi-step way to teach the concepts to others. For several classes they practiced the strategies on each other. As a testament to their ability, sixth graders worked with first graders to share their projects, props and strategies. To top it all off, we decided we could also master and choreograph a popular children’s song Debajo de un botón (Under a button) to make our time with first grade even more special. And yes, all of this happened the week before spring break! Who knew?