12-15-09 Ms. Morrow's 4th grade class rehearses their story, The Frog and the Ox
Friends:
Today was Day 7 of my Handmade Tales residency at Bissonet Plaza Elementary in Metairie, LA. My day began in 4th grade, in Ms. Morrow’s class. They had a surprise for me. They are performing the handmade tale, “The Frog and the Ox.” They created a jazzed up rap and dance for the chorus. They were gettin’ down! Word! It was so awesome!
12-15-09 Ms. Morrow's 4th grade class chorus gets down!
They created books from my story, “The King’s Advisor.” Some of the student got very creative. I love this book… inspired by the book, Fantastic Mr. Fox, by Roald Dahl. Thank you!
12-15-09 A Student in Ms. Morrow's 4th grade class writes a book in my honor!
Then I headed to Ms. Tonguis’ 1st grade class. We had so much fun with my string story, “The Stubborn Turnip.” They also loved the draw and tell story, “The Emperor’s Dragon.”
12-15-09 A Student in Ms. Tonguis' 1st grade class draws a dragon
After first grade, I hopped over to Ms. Anchissi’s Kindergarten class. They enjoyed the story of “The Stubborn Turnip.”
12-15-09 Telling The Stubborn Turnip string story in Ms. Anchissi's Kindergarten class
After, we did “The King’s Advisor” and made the 6 page book from the story. Then, they became authors and illustrators.
12-15-09 A Student in Ms. Anchissi's Kindergarten class creates a Christmas book
Ms. Chieffo’s 2nd grade class was next. They were excited to see me. I told them the story of “The Stubborn Turnip” and they were very participatory. Then we made 6 page books out of a single sheet of paper from my story, “The King’s Advisor.”
12-15-09 A Student in Ms. Chieffo's 2nd grade class creates a book about outer space
Ms. Frechette’s 3rd grade class was next. After creating the book out of a single sheet of paper, they rehearsed their story for the Handmade Tales gradewide performances on Thursday. Their story is “The Ugly Duckling.” The main cast did a great job telling and demonstrating the story. The chorus was also fun to watch as they rapped and danced their parts. Way to go, Ms. Frechette’s 3rd graders. You totally rocked today!
12-15-09 Students in Ms. Frechette's 3rd grade class rehearse their story, The Ugly Duckling
My last class was Mr. Joyce’s 5th grade class. They were a great group and I had fun teaching them how to make Russian nesting dolls out of paper. They created all kinds of cool characters.
12-15-09 A Student in Mr. Joyce's 5th grade class creates characters from paper nesting dolls
Check out these robots!
12-15-09 A Student in Mr. Joyce's 5th grade class creates a trio of robots from paper nesting dolls
Then they breezed through their rehearsal of “The Emperor’s Dragon” draw and tell story. It’s going to be so wonderful to see them perform! I just love this year’s group of 5th graders! They are so excited to learn, do and perform.
12-15-09 Students in Mr. Joyce's 5th grade class perform the story, The Emperor's Dragon
Another fun day at Bissonet!!
Until next time…
Warmly, Dianne
