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Story Quilts - For the Classroom

Overview

Create a classroom story quilt based on a story (or series of stories) read as a group. Art Language Arts Pre-School Kindergarten Grade 1 60 Minutes Students will be able to:

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Objectives

1. recall portions of a story. 2. illustrate portions of a story. story or series of related stories (you can relate stories by topic, author or illustrator) square, diamond, triangle or octogan of paper. The shape can be influenced by the story, where appropriate. For example, a story about Egypt could be accompanied by triangles crayons or other art material (pencil crayons, markers, pastels, paints, etc). The art material can be influenced by the story. For example, you might want to use tissue paper to make collages after reading a series of Eric Carle stories.

Materials

Motivation

Read the story to the class. If using a series of stories, spend 4 days reading stories and the fifth day making the quilt. Have each child illustrate their favorite part of the story on their quilt piece. Children who are able to print can add a small description at the bottom of their illustration.

Activity

Conclusion

Teacher or parent volunteer should tape together the classes squares (or other shapes) to form a classroom quilt you can hang on the bulletin board. Add a large title like "OUR ERIC CARLE STORY QUILT" or "OUR CURIOUS GEORGE STORY QUILT"

Short Extension

Consider sending one square to the author of the book and ask them to sign it. They don't always have time to do all this. Perhaps if an author is visiting your school, you can make a story quilt from their story and have them sign a quilt piece for you.

Title Penguins

Overview

Students will learn numerous different things about Penguins pretaining to school lessons. Art Geography Language Arts Math Science Social Studies Computer Area Pre-School Kindergarten

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Suggested Time 5 Days Materials Penguin, snow, fish, water, ice flow, iceberg, slide, dive, swim, waddle, beak, wings, feet, tail, hop, egg, nest,chicks, back, belly, bill, claws,eyes, flipper-shapped wing, neck,and webbed feet. Students will be able to: 1. count to 10 using penguins Objectives 2. answer questions about penguins 3. write the letter P

4. label parts of the penguin 5. place name cards where they belong Materials computer, construction paper, glue, crayons, paint, markers, penguin cutouts, goldfish snacks, sunflower kernels ( to repersent tiny Krill), plastic eggs, packing peanuts, foam craft to make fish, white and black paint, old towels, styrofoam blocks, books on penguins, paper bags. first-school.ws, enchantedlearing.com, dltk-kids.com, AtoZTeacherStuff.comkidzone.ws, kidcrafty.com, everythingpreschool.com, coloring.ws You can do it by Hans de Beer, Penguin Pete by Marcus Pfister and other books on Penguins. Printed color pages and number pages, did posters, printed a labeling chart, printed templets of making a penguin, printed dot to dot printouts, and printed different other printouts. I will see what knowledge the children have about penguins at the beginning of class and hopefully we will learn new things together. We will read different books and look at pictures of penguins around the world, work on the poster boards that are prepaired,and sing songs, As a class we will label the Emperor penguin, learn the parts of the penguin, and work on making penguins. On there on or in a group they will use the computer to fix puzzles and see books on penguins, make a penguin book and many other things. I hope the class will take away a different opion of the penguin, we will discuss what they already know and the begining and what was learned after the lessons.

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Motivation

Activity

Conclusion

Short Extension more computer time, different color pages which are more challenging, and allowing the students to look at penguin pictures.