The kindergarten, first, and second grade students have been working on drawing a figure 8 for the past three or four weeks in Ready Bodies.  They stand at the center of the board and beginning in the middle, they draw a circle up and around to the right, and up and around to the left.  This exercise helps them in crossing the midline.  Mrs. Lakin encourages them to keep their shoulders and head straight and track the movement of the dry erase marker with their eyes.  This activity also helps their vision as it works on aiding their eyes to work together.  After several weeks of practice drawing their figure 8 on the dry erase board, the students drew their figure 8 on chart paper and then used their imagination to create a picture from it.  Click on the figure 8 above to see a slideshow of some of the students’ creations.