I can't believe today is our last day of Folktale Fiesta. We had such a blast with all of your children this week! And I truly hope they had a great time learning folktales, fables, and fairytales from many different cultures.
Today, we focused on stories from any culture about animals. As always, students heard stories and tried to pick out the lesson in each one. In Arts&Crafts, students heard the story of the Lion and the Mouse. Ms. Fallon and Mr. Dean acting out the story as they read it. Students made mouse bookmarks that they can use when doing their Summer Reading!
Today, we focused on stories from any culture about animals. As always, students heard stories and tried to pick out the lesson in each one. In Arts&Crafts, students heard the story of the Lion and the Mouse. Ms. Fallon and Mr. Dean acting out the story as they read it. Students made mouse bookmarks that they can use when doing their Summer Reading!
Justin from Sciencetellers came to tell students the story of the Bugs of Blackwood which . He is a Scientist AND a Storyteller! What a cool combination! He even brought volunteers up to the stage to help with his experiments!
Students took a nature walk in Movement & Games and searched for animals and plant life along the way.
Students in Book Cooks read the story Cinderella's Rat by Susan Meddaugh and made little rats out of cheese, strawberries, and white and semi-sweet chocolate chips! How cute!
Larry Hunt came at the end of the day to share his love of animals and movement. He showed us another way to tell a story -- through movement, masks, and with music!
We had a blast with your children at Folktale Fiesta and look forward to seeing your children again at another EDUCATION CONNECTION inter-district program! :)
Have a great rest of the summer!
Have a great rest of the summer!