The goats didn't have a name yet when they visited, so Steve asked the kindergarten to decide on names. We brainstormed possibilities and then "cast our vote". We talked about voting and how to make group decisions as fair as possible. We also discussed how we all had ideas that we thought were the best, but that the majority vote would be the new names. Everyone was agreeable and felt like that was fair! This discussion lent itself beautifully as an introduction into our new unit, Opinion Writing.
The goats names are Slinky and Pinky! (we didn't even plan on making them rhyme- just a great coincidence).