"I want to invite grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, grade 4, grade 5, grade 6 aaaannndddd kindergarten!"
The video version of Moira's Birthday is always a hit with students. After reminding the class that a movie is another way to tell a story, I instruct the children to watch the video and look for ways that the movie is different from the story book. The video of course, has music and no written words, but the frantic elements of the story come alive in the movie as the 200 hungry students descend on Moira's house for her birthday party, with hilarious results.
Reading the fairy tale, Jack and the Beanstalk was a logical choice this week, since the students planted their sprouted bean seeds in soil. Because beans are an integral part of the story, the children could relate much better to Jack's story since they have examined bean seeds, witnessed them sprouting and know what the resultant plant looks like. The story does have some scary elements, with the mean orgre always chasing Jack, but that is often one of the elements of fairy tales and the children know that in fairy tales, everyone always lives "happily ever after".
The video version of Moira's Birthday is always a hit with students. After reminding the class that a movie is another way to tell a story, I instruct the children to watch the video and look for ways that the movie is different from the story book. The video of course, has music and no written words, but the frantic elements of the story come alive in the movie as the 200 hungry students descend on Moira's house for her birthday party, with hilarious results.
Reading the fairy tale, Jack and the Beanstalk was a logical choice this week, since the students planted their sprouted bean seeds in soil. Because beans are an integral part of the story, the children could relate much better to Jack's story since they have examined bean seeds, witnessed them sprouting and know what the resultant plant looks like. The story does have some scary elements, with the mean orgre always chasing Jack, but that is often one of the elements of fairy tales and the children know that in fairy tales, everyone always lives "happily ever after".
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