One of our lessons this past week was about Gideon. Our assignment was to imagine the loud clatter of breaking pots to be heard in the siege of the Midianites. Our curriculum thought this best achieved by actually breaking pots with a hammer. The kids LOVED this project- a little too much perhaps, as Fisher has laid claim to the protective goggles and wants to wear them all the time. He has also procured a small decorative baseball bat to carry around in case he needs to "break" things (because I took the hammer and hid it):
