1,000 Paper Cranes

When I taught 5th grade, we did a study on Hiroshima and the "Atom Bomb". One of my favorite parts of that study was learning from the eyes of Sadako, the main character of "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes". The culminating activity was making our own birds. When I saw this photo, it took me back to all that folding I did with a class full of children that I loved dearly, of children that were eager to learn, who all had the neatest personalities...and I am thankful that I spent their 5th grade year being their teacher. :0)