TIME TO MAKE THE DOUGH!

Remember that Dunkin Donuts ad?  Well, here we are practicing the gentle art of kneading like the early Colonists...

Here are my darlings pounding the mess out of their dough!  It sounded like a train coming through my room.  Even though it was pre-made pizza dough, they still felt this desire to make sure it was well kneaded!  Here we see the use of elbows and stretching:

The use of "spanking" the dough (I've never thought of trying that...):

Finally, the common practice of pounding the dough...to the death!

I'm so glad I captured the gentle art of kneading by my kindergarten students - ha!