Chalk Box Kids

In the novel The Chalk Box Kid, Gregory moves to a new part of town and a new school. He doesn’t have any friends or anything to do. When he finds an abandoned, burned-out chalk factory behind his house, he uses the blackened walls and the leftover chalk to create a beautiful garden.

The three students in Ms. Sweeney’s third grade Monday/Wednesday reading group read The Chalk Box Kid, then wrote and talked about what we would create if we found an abandoned chalk factory. Then, the students got their chance to put those plans into action. They were given only one instruction: Work together. This beautiful garden, which was totally planned and drawn by the students, is the result.

These pictures can't do justice to the wonderful work these students did. Be sure to come up to the library on the second floor of the East building to see the display for yourself.