This last Thursday, I donated some of my time to go with my IB group to go to Logan Elementary. Our IB group had decided to make paper cup snowmen using foam cups, foam balls, pipecleaners, googly-eyes, puffballs, and stickers.
The kids were all very excited to make their own snowmen, adding their own personal touches to their snowmen, giving them names such as "Snowy,"and having epic snowmen battles after they were done.
Although the classes that we had for our group ranged from 4th to 5th grade, many still needed instructions on how to make the snowmen. Me and Eric Gruskin tag-teamed and helped our groups make their snowmen, hot-gluing their snowmen if necessary. While making the snowmen, we talked to the 4th and 5th graders, learning their favorite subjects, their favorite tv shows. At one point, we even had a little math competition, which encouraged the kids to use their math knowledge, while at the same time having fun! While Eric and I asked them math problems such as "what's 12 times 5?" or "what's the square root of 25?", they would quickly come up with their answer. The sheer joy that those kids displayed when they got a math problem right showed me a new aspect of my volunteer service. When I volunteered at Logan, I wasn't volunteering for my school's white points, or because I had to. I was volunteering to help these kids and to brighten up their day, whether it be through a simple math problem or helping them make snowmen.
This last Thursday, I donated some of my time to go with my IB group to go to Logan Elementary. Our IB group had decided to make paper cup snowmen using foam cups, foam balls, pipecleaners, googly-eyes, puffballs, and stickers.
The kids were all very excited to make their own snowmen, adding their own personal touches to their snowmen, giving them names such as "Snowy,"and having epic snowmen battles after they were done.
Although the classes that we had for our group ranged from 4th to 5th grade, many still needed instructions on how to make the snowmen. Me and Eric Gruskin tag-teamed and helped our groups make their snowmen, hot-gluing their snowmen if necessary. While making the snowmen, we talked to the 4th and 5th graders, learning their favorite subjects, their favorite tv shows. At one point, we even had a little math competition, which encouraged the kids to use their math knowledge, while at the same time having fun! While Eric and I asked them math problems such as "what's 12 times 5?" or "what's the square root of 25?", they would quickly come up with their answer. The sheer joy that those kids displayed when they got a math problem right showed me a new aspect of my volunteer service. When I volunteered at Logan, I wasn't volunteering for my school's white points, or because I had to. I was volunteering to help these kids and to brighten up their day, whether it be through a simple math problem or helping them make snowmen. 
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