I am always amazed at kids' talent!

Yesterday in my musical theatre class, I asked the kids to break into groups and create a scene, with the very general theme of "spring."  One of my students, an 8 year old girl who has always been creative but a little reserved, came up with a full-fledged story with a moral. It was about two girls who  didn't like each other but were in the same class, lived in the same neighborhood and kept running into each other, like it or not.  At the end they became friends.  It was well-planned, had a solid storyline and a definite flow.  I was truly pleased  to see that she had such a wonderful facility for storytelling.  Perhaps she will grow up to be a writer!