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Washing Rocks

When we got back from our quest to find rocks it was time to wash them.
We can't have dirty rocks for our project it is also a bit unsanitary.  This wasn't so much an adventure as it was a necessary activity.

I set a bin of warm water, rags, and soap next to the bag of rocks.  They pulled out 1 rock at a time for washing. 

They dipped the rocks then scrubbed them
 and scrubbed

 Little Dragon liked to watch the rag drip onto the rocks

 When they were finished the rocks were all lined up for drying (as you can see to the right) and the water was brown with dirt. 

 As boring as this activity sounds to me The Dragons enjoyed it.  They liked washing the rocks and running to put them in line then picking another rock to wash.  They made it very active, I watched while getting some lesson planning done.

As you can see in the above picture the whole area is wet.  After the rocks were all washed The Dragons would soak their rags and run to a dry area of ground and squeeze the water out.
Doll Dragon liked to see the slight color change of brownish to red with the bricks. 


To see more of our adventures during adventure week click here.


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