*Samuel* As he sat once again at her desk, he tuned out the teacher. Classes after recess were about reading writing and spelling words. Samuel breezed through it all. Lunch time came and went, and now they were in the afternoon class. It was arts and crafts. Samuel sighed as they were given paper and paint. they had to find leaves of all shapes and sizes and then use them in the paint. Samuel had to admit he was having fun. He dipped another leaf into the paint and left behind a red pattern. He squinted as he looked at the details of all the veins the leaf had left behind. The teacher clapped her hands, signalling that it was time to finish up. the teacher took the papers and left them on the drying rack. "Good job. Once they are all dry, we will pin each piece along the back wall." Sa

