Bissonet Plaza Elementary Handmade Tales Residency Day 3 – Wednesday, December 12, 2009
12-9-09 Students from Ms. Morrow's Class perform The Frog and the Ox with balloons
Friends:
My day began with Ms. Morrow’s lively 4th grade class. They all cheered when I walked into the room. All the students remembered me from my previous years there. We did the draw-and-tell tale, “Catching a Pest.” It was a fun time with Ms. Morrow and her class! I look forward to seeing them perform “The Frog and the Ox” on performance day.
12-9-09 Students from Ms. Morrow's 4th Gr. Class drawing Catching a Pest
My second class was Ms. Frechette’s 3rd grade class. After teaching them “Catching a Pest,” I told them the story of “The Ugly Duckling” using towels. I let them practice using bandanas. It was a blast.
Afterward, I chose some students from Ms. Frechette’s class to perform “The Ugly Duckling” using the towels. The entire class participated in the story and it came out so cute. I can’t wait to see it on performance day.
There was a mix-up in the schedule so Pre-K had to be rescheduled for Thursday. It was then on to Ms. Chieffo’s 2nd grade class. They learned “Catching a Pest” and then made the snowflake from the story “Papa’s Teepee.” Seeing the snowflakes fall to the ground never gets old for me!
12-9-09 Ms. Chieffo's 2nd grade class creates a snow blizzard
After lunch, I headed to Ms. Tonguis’ 1st grade class. She is a new teacher at Bissonet and I really enjoyed her personality and being in her class! First, we made the mouse with the numbers 1 through 7 from the story, “Catching a Pest.”
12-9-09 A mouse made with the numbers 1-7 by a student in Ms. Tonguis' 1st grade class
Then I told “Papa’s Teepee,” turning a coffee filter from a teepee into a snowflake. The students in Ms. Tonguis’ class had a blast with their snowflakes. They were adorable!
12-9-09 Ms. Tonguis' 1st grade class loved making their coffee filter snowflakes
My last class was Ms. Brumfield’s 5th grade class. They were excited to see me and we did the draw-and-tell followed by teaching them “The Pesky Skeeter,” an original short story made with string. The string figure was a challenge for them but by the end of class, several of the students had mastered the string. They can’t wait to do it again. I issued them a challenge. The next time I return to class, if 10 students master the mosquito string figure, then they get to keep their strings. I love seeing their faces when they master the skill and see the string transform!!
12-9-09 Students from Ms. Brumfield's 5th Gr. Class create a mosquito from string
It was a great day at Bissonet! Let’s see what tomorrow brings!
Until next time…
Warmly, Dianne
Note: Students’ faces are obscured to protect their identities.
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