11 Glad-i-tude

Glad-i-tude One whole week had to go by before Judy Moody got to go to college with her class. The week took about a year. At last it was time. When Class 3T got to college, their first stop was the Math Lab. Judy took everyone over to Investigation Station and showed them how to build with sponge blocks and make graphs and play Tic-Tac-Cookie. They even got a taste of Chloe's special pizza fractions (minus the pizza tables, which Judy got to collect). Then Chloe passed out poster boards. Everyone got to spread out all over the floor and make their very own board games. Judy Moody drew different tents on her game board and a

twisty-turny path that connected them. Chloe peeked over her shoulder. "What are these?" she asked. "See, you start out in the Attitude Tent," said Judy. "The object of the game is to try not to land in the Bad-i-tude Tent. To win, you have to get all the way to the Glad-i-tude Tent." Next she made a spinner. Then she made up Attitude Cards.

"See, bad stuff can happen to you along the

way," said Judy. "But it all depends on your attitude. If you pick a bad Attitude Card, you have to go to the Bad-i-tude Tent. If you pick a good Attitude Card, you get to skip way ahead. Three good Attitude Cards, and you win the Peace Prize." "Rad!" said Chloe. "See?" said Judy. "In the Judy Moody game of life, it's all about attitude." "Time for lunch!" Chloe called. Chloe and Mr. Todd carried big boxes over to the picnic tables by the duck pond. Class 3T counted twelve shiny green-headed ducks, twenty-seven Canada geese, three regular honkers, and eleven turtles. "We could make a graph!" said Judy. "Let's eat first," said Mr. Todd. Chloe passed

out box lunches. Inside each box was... a veggie burger. Soon, Class 3T was yoga-quiet as they vegged out on veggie burgers and juice-box smoothies. And the ducks vegged out on all the bread crumbs they dropped. "Yum! Bet you didn't know that health food actually tastes good," said Judy. "And for dessert," said Chloe, "everybody gets a cup of Screamin' Mimi's Rain Forest Mist ice cream." "Blue ice cream!" "YAY!"

"It's my favorite!" "Is it made of vegetables, too?" When everybody was done licking the last drops of ice cream, Frank asked Chloe, "Do you have recess at college?" "Sure," said Chloe. "At college, you can make your own recess, anytime you want. Just about." "Whoa," said Judy and Rocky and Frank. Across the field, Judy saw two college kids walking toward them. They were carrying Frisbees and Hula-hoops and... drums! "Hey," said Judy, pointing, "it's Bethany Wigmore and Paul the drummer guy." Class 3T had the best recess ever— recess squared, college style. When they were done Hula-hooping and drumming and chasing after Frisbees, it was time to go see the art show.