In the third grade I had this great teacher that brought in silk worms to go along with our china unit. We got to watch them grow and see what they ate. After they made their cocoons, the ones that didn't hatch we unwound the silk and fond out how the Chinese got the silk from it. It is these kinds of hands on experiences that make learning fun. When kids have fun there is a better chance that they will remember it later on. Teachers that go that extra step are the good ones. Seeing teachers like that is what made me want to be a teacher in the first place. I wanted to be able to help all these kids and show them that learning can still be fun.