Here is a video. I think it is precious but I am biased! :-)
When we finished one girl said, "Can we do this for EVERY story?" It was a good day.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Puppet Power
We used story props for the first time this year and my kids LOVED it! We read The Sleeping Pig in our basal. I had the characters colored, laminated, and glued to craft sticks. I even made a quick watermelon patch background.
We completed a story structure tree map and discussed the difference between a summary and retelling. I then picked a narrator to retell the story while a few students re-enacted the action.
When we finished one girl said, "Can we do this for EVERY story?" It was a good day.
When we finished one girl said, "Can we do this for EVERY story?" It was a good day.
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I had my kids pick which activity they wanted to do for an extra 15 minute period, and a small group wanted to act out our story. They did such a great job and they were so excited about it! I wondered why I haven't done this earlier this year!
ReplyDeleteHave you heard of Sam Jones? He sings the HM Main Selections for 1st-3rd. This is his link. I use his cd's in my class and the kids love it. I have my same class this year and ordered his songs again. They still love the old songs. Moving Day, Me on a Map, The Sleeping Pig are a few of their favorites. http://www.puppydogblues.com/samjones.storefront.html
ReplyDeleteI'll have to check Sam Jones out. Thanks for the suggestion. I love to use music in the classroom!
ReplyDeleteThis is great!!!! You’re kids are adorable! The narrator did a fantastic job! And so did you!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing!
Mrs. Bates,
ReplyDeleteWhere did you get the clipart for The Sleeping Pig activity? Is it in a resource book? I need help!
thanks!
Nancy
You can print it at www.eduplace.com/kids. Thanks for the nice comments!
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